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Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, April 6,2006
{after 1st article on article listing} Bush’s education law may not be so bad
The human side of data-driven schools
As war overwhelms the nation’s social
agenda and Illinois political candidates continue to ignore the
state’s failure to provide adequate school funding, a crucia
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, March 16,2006
How to buy a bull
Taking the guesswork out of picking the right daddy for your babies
I know parents who wish they had half as much
information about the boys their daughters bring home as cattle
breeders have about today’s purebred bulls. The 38th Annua
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Wednesday, March 1,2006
Cartoons and clashing cultures at the Daily Illini
The best response is to educate the ignorant, and that includes me
I wouldn’t have published the cartoons,
but I wouldn’t have suspended the Daily Illini editors
who did. And I wouldn’t have participated in violent pro
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Wednesday, February 15,2006
Illinois, poverty capital of the Midwest
Smoke-and-mirrors budgeting sends lives up in smoke
There is an air of unreality to the
progressive but dishonest state budget proposed this week by Gov.
Rod Blagojevich. It is hard to object to “Preschool for
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, January 26,2006
Give us more artchitecture
At the Springfield Art Association, local talent looks for a chance
Now comes an art show to complement
Springfield’s rediscovery of design in its built environment.
Architecture as Art, showing through Feb. 18 in the gallery of the
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, January 12,2006
The politics of God-talk
The mighty best not be so sure about the Almighty
You’d think that political scandals,
inept disaster relief, a war going badly, and low poll numbers
would be enough to humiliate politicians and the religious right
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, December 29,2005
Time for a little tenderness
There’s a whole lot wrong with the world. What’s ripe?
At a recent party, a friend was way down.
George W. Bush had ruined his Christmas. He was so upset about the
state of the world that he could hardly function. There is so muc
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, December 15,2005
Landlord journal
Life is hard, but don’t take it out on the windows
My tenant came by first thing this morning
and turned in his key, just as he had said he would. He said that
he had swept up as much of the broken glass as was possible and,
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, December 1,2005
Let’s find a better place for the Salvation Army
The first step is to reject the current proposal
Let’s keep working on this Salvation
Army issue. There has to be a better location for a homeless
shelter than the site the Army has picked, out by the airport. The
Fletcher Farrar: Reporter at Large | Thursday, November 17,2005
No gap, no letting go
Closing the achievement gap is doable — and must be done
A veteran Springfield teacher expressed
frustration as she left the Nov. 14 forum on “Closing the
Achievement Gap”: “We’re already doing so much of
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