Aiken County Board of Education approves evolution teaching
The Aiken County Board of Education unanimously voted to continue teaching evolution in science and to exclude creationism from the curriculum. The decision ends months of debate spurred by Glenn Wilson with input from the public and legal review noting federal court rulings against teaching creationism.
Time bomb in the living room computer use danger for students
A Philadelphia Inquirer columnist warns that children’s growing computer use risks repetitive strain injuries as posture, seating, lighting, and breaks are often neglected. Doctors urge ergonomic setups and age appropriate equipment, with schools urged to fund adjustable desks and proper chairs.
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Margit Bleecker
Center For
Occupational and Environmental Neurology
Baltimore
Bleecker
RSI
OSHA
Cornell University
ErgoTeachercom
California
Fairy Tale Tactics in Aiken County Science Class
Glenn Wilson of Aiken denounces a state approved fairy tale in local science classrooms and calls for real science education funded by taxpayers. The Aiken County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to continue teaching evolution theory and to exclude creation theory in public schools.
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Aiken County
Glenn Wilson Aiken
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Bush cabinet reshapes diversity with ideology in center
Philip Terzian argues the Bush Cabinet, though racially diverse, signals a shift toward center-right governance. The piece contrasts the new lineup with Clinton’s and asserts ideas and values trump biology in defining diversity and policy priorities.
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Bill Clinton
America
George W. Bush
Derrick Bell
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Martin Luther King
Bush
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Colin Powell
Christine Todd Whitman
Donald Evans
Rockfeller
Norman Mineta
John Ashcroft
Gale Norton
Spencer Abra
Diversity Police
Nnet
Rodney Paige
Tommy Thompson
Clinton
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Timothy E. O'Briant
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J. David Boyd
Captain Energy
Eis
Jane R. Eisner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philip Terzian
Ham
Donald Rumsfeld
Dick Cheney
Paul O'Neill
Linda Chavez
The
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