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And it Happened in Texas

Published on June 28, 2012 By bmagnus

Sorry, I’m not going to add my somewhat useless two cents worth to the discussion of the Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act. You can get that from almost every other blog on the interwebs today. I still hope we end up with an option beyond being forced to pay the highly profitable insurance [...]

Nevada Firestorm

Published on July 1, 2010 By bmagnus

And no, I’m not talking about the two multi-acre blazes within 4o miles of Las Vegas. Well, the internet has been all abuzz over the latest from Sharron Angle. Everybody and their dog has already had something to say about her latest interview, including the guy who interviewed her. No wonder she does so few [...]

Learning By Osmosis

Published on May 22, 2010 By bmagnus

It took University of Nevada researchers 20 years to figure out that kids who live in homes where they own books — as few as 20 books — have higher academic achievement. The shocking realization was apparently that it had little to do with the parents’ educational level: “Books in the homes of even the [...]