SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED Schools’ standardized tests are often criticized as harmfully rigid, and in the latest version of the Texas Education Agency’s STAAR test, poet Sara Holbrook said she flubbed the “correct” answer for “author motivation”–in two of her own poems that were on the test. Writing in Huffington Post in January, a disheartened Holbrook lamented, “Kids’ futures and … [Read more...] about NOTW: Texas tests, stolen breast milk and really amazing insects
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Eh Brah! What’s with all these Pokemon people at the beach?
What is it about the Pokemon craze? First time I saw you guys it was in Kahului. It was like three people scavenging around with their phones. I was told they were playing Pokemon. Then last weekend, you Pokemon-maniacs showed up on the beach where I was surfing. Is there any area that’s protected from you knuckleheads who trample over properties and stomp through gardens? Or … [Read more...] about Eh Brah! What’s with all these Pokemon people at the beach?