It happens. You’re so busy trying to sell PARCC to another state, or desperately trying to not lose yet another state as client. Or you’re off at another “Chiefs for Change” conference, trying to stay as nationally visible, just in case, Just. In. Case., a Republican takes the White House. Or maybe it seems that… Read More Refreshing Hanna Skandera’s Memory: “Paraging” the PARCC
Sit back, grab a very large cup of coffee. Better make it a carafe. Here’s my DCF post concerning my “Rapid Ride” yesterday, 21st Century music, modern relationships and batter backups. Enjoy. Oh, here’s a photo taken of Central and Girard that didn’t make the cut, but includes public art, an old rapid ride bus,… Read More ART for Art’s Sake: Duke City Fix Post, 3.29.16
What does it mean to be a creative male these days? How are we guys, in that antiquated, mythologically “binary” sense, supposed to act, feel and express ourselves? Jim Harrison might be summed up as “an author,” but he will be remembered as much, if not more, for the depth and breadth of his passions as for… Read More Jim Harrison and the Creative Male Dream
Your humble blogposter used to write almost exclusively about public K-12 education in New Mexico, but it became, for me, at least a tiny bit like that last scene of Polanski’s “Chinatown.” No, it didn’t include anybody getting shot and wasn’t filmed on rain-slicked streets in an Art Deco Los Angeles. Yet the famous last… Read More Jack Nicholson, Hanna Skandera and the Case of the $18m APS Shortfall
While Monday night’s more than four hours of discussion and debate over Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) at the City Council meeting had a bit of yelling and screaming, it was by and large a fairly sedate affair. It also provided some real chances to learn about the historical context of ART and why Central Avenue is going to… Read More Taking a Tape Measure to Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART)
Howdy folks, on a Burque day that would blow any cowboy hat or mariachi sombrero clean off. On the rather unlikely chance you haven’t already had it foisted upon you, I wrote a piece for Duke City Fix today regarding ABQ City Council debate over Albuquerque Rapid Transit last night. If you’re looking for it,… Read More And the Road Fight Goes On Forever: ART and Duke City Fix, 3.22.16
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