Wednesday, September 18, 2013

WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA 09/18/2013


TOP STORIES ON WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA:


THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY IN MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS
The good in this true story is Trevor Colestock, a school librarian for the Miami-Dade School District.

Because of Colestock and for the first time in its existence, the Office of the Inspector General for Miami-Dade County documented and substantiated an instance of test cheating in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida’s largest school district and the nation’s fourth largest school district.

It began when a student told a teacher that cheating was going on. The teacher then told Colestock who has been the Library Media Specialist and a union steward at Miami Norland Senior High School for the past seven years
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FL MIDDLE SCHOOL QUIZ ASKS – “WHAT KIND OF PARTY ANIMAL ARE YOU?”
The What Kind of Party Animal Are You? quiz states: “Take this quiz to get a sense of which party, the Republican or the Democrat, is the better fit for you. Remember, you do not have to pick a party – you may remain Independent. You may also change your party.”

Question #1: “I would support a government increase of my taxes if the money were used to pay for expanded health and social programs.”

Question #2: “I think the government should impose stricter limits on access to guns.”

Question #3: “I believe organized prayer should be kept out of schools. Having students pray is a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”...



ONLINE SURVEY: CITY OF SARASOTA, FL WANTS TO REPEAL STAND YOUR GROUND – DO YOU AGREE?
So what is top of mind with the City Commissioners? Repeal of Florida’s Stand Your Ground (SYG) statute.

Please take the Online Survey at the end of the column.

According to Allison Neilson from Sunshine State News, “When outlining the major legislative priorities for its 2014 agenda, the Sarasota City Commission voted to support a repeal of Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws. The repeal was listed in the City Commission’s document titled Revised Final 2014 Legislative Priorities.” ...

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SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE GETS IT WRONG ON FL REP. BUCHANAN’S TOWN HALL MEETING
As a “citizen journalist” knowing what your local newspaper, like the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (SH-T), considers fit to print is required reading.  Notice, I said “required” not “reliable.”

SH-T writer, Tom Lyons, recently wrote a column titled “What did Buchanan have scheduled on Sunday?“. Lyons criticized Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL District 16), for holding a town hall meeting on Saturday, September 14th, which was Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement). The purpose of the town hall was to hear from District 16 constituents about the President’s imminent planned military attack against Syria.

Congressman Buchanan began his town hall meeting by recognizing that it was Yom Kippur. He apologized that the meeting was on Saturday, but said he considered it imperative to listen his constituents and ask their opinion on an issue as important as going to war in the Middle East ...

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VIDEO: SENATOR MIKE LEE’S FLOOR SPEECH ON OBAMACARE
Senator Mike Lee, "Even the president himself has now admitted that Obamacare won’t work. It is unaffordable and unfair." …

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