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Hi. My name is Karen. I'm a married, adoptive parent with an 11-year-old daughter (puberty = endless excitement every day) who works as a private music teacher. We live in the far southwest corner...
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My 11-year-old got a lesson in electoral politics last week. Elections for her school's Student Council were over the past 2 week, and she decided to run for Secretary. I should say to begin with...
View ArticleAmendment 66 and Douglas County
First, there's an excellent diary about the current Douglas County School Board situation written by badkitties over here. Go read it, and come back. I'll wait.Okay. This particular off-year...
View ArticleThe First Week of School
Our school district is having some challenges at the moment. Not that, say, the teacher's union has all but been disbanded. Or that the taxpayers are increasingly being asked to pay for charter...
View ArticleMy Kid's School is on Lockdown Today
It's been a while since I've written something. In fact, it's been so long that I've had several emails about "hey! Want to write something?" in my inbox. Frankly, I don't feel like I've got anything...
View ArticleAt long last, I am numb
I’ve been getting emails from DailyKos, asking how I feel about certain events in the news. Yesterday I started thinking about what I would like to say about the latest American mass murder.Yesterday...
View ArticleMy visit to Planned Parenthood yesterday
For the past 6 months or so, I’ve been looking for work in my new profession of medical coding. I have no experience in health care. Volunteering seems like a good way to at least get some experience,...
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