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Entries for January, 2010

Hmmmm….

I sometimes wonder about the people that ask why we aren’t considering lay-offs…what would they say if I said “we are, and it’s you”?  Would that change the way they feel?
Just curious….
—-LisaMarie

Health Care; who needs it?

What a whirlwind of information swirling around the planet this week!  Let me take you through a timeline:
Friday, Jan 15:  I received an email concerned about our CUSD Health Plan and the current Congressional Health Bill.  Also talk of if we had a “Cadillac plan” or not, and taxes.
Sunday, Jan. 17:  Columnist Bill McEwen writes [...]

Protection ? Really?

By now, you’ve all heard the Governor’s budget proposal, which was made public last week.  He says he is ‘protecting education’ with this budget.  Frankly, if this is protection, I don’t want to see the alternative…Sacramento would probably take the shirt off my back, a pint of blood and my first-born.
Long story short, as of [...]

Joining the Race

You’ve probably all heard of “Race to the Top”.  I’ve talked about it a couple of times in the blog, and there’s been plenty of info about it in the news.  Just in case you’ve been too busy with life, I’ll review the highlights for you…
Race to the Top is a Federal grant program.  States [...]

2010

Happy New Year!
Wow….2010…who’d a thunk it?  I remember when 2000 seemed like a long way off.  I hope that many good things happen in 2010 for all of us…
—LisaMarie