Monthly Archives: February 2015

CUOMO’S NY EDUCATION PLAN

Posted on February 23, 2015 by jalesy55

Education makes a huge battleground in our political sphere.  People will argue fiercely over what is to be taught in school, be it evolution, religion or sex, because the children being taught are the future.  They will eventually become adults … Continue reading →

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SHAW AND ELGAR

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jalesy55

It seems a grand waste of time to second guess a great artist.  Indeed, it is the height of folly to stand over that dead artist’s shoulder, and say, “He should have painted such and such a picture, or composed … Continue reading →

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WHITHER ALEXANDRIA?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by jalesy55

Yesterday I spoke on the phone with a recently retired librarian.  I told her that I would soon be   embarking on a research project.  She spoke of the resources of local libraries.  But in doing so she also told me … Continue reading →

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THE SELMA FILM

Posted on February 4, 2015 by jalesy55

Near the beginning of SELMA, four young black girls are shown in an Alabama church.  The year is 1964.  These girls are approaching adolescence, and they talk of some of the inane things that school girls are prone to talk … Continue reading →

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