{"id":27,"date":"2007-02-18T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2007-02-18T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigbfiles.wordpress.com\/2007\/02\/18\/big-b-zone-radio-program-stack-of-stuff-2162007\/"},"modified":"2007-02-18T15:00:22","modified_gmt":"2007-02-18T21:00:22","slug":"big-b-zone-radio-program-stack-of-stuff-2162007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbmultimedia.com\/bigbfiles\/big-b-zone-radio-program-stack-of-stuff-2162007\/","title":{"rendered":"Big B Zone Radio Program Stack of Stuff (2\/16\/2007)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I recently did a Radio Show as a contestant for the Dave Glover Show Survivor contest.\u00a0 I mentioned\u00a0a few\u00a0things from my “Stack of Stuff” and I promised to post them .\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PLEASE<\/em> go to the 97.1 FM Talk Website<\/a>,\u00a0 sign up to be an Insider<\/a>, and vote for me <\/a>in the Dave Glover Show\u00a0Survivor contest <\/a>(voting ends Friday, 2\/23\/2007 at Noon CST).\u00a0 \u00a0As promised, here are links to my stack of stuff . .\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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CHIEF ILLINIWEK CONTROVERSY<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

Chief Illiniwek’s last dance set for Feb. 21<\/a><\/font>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>By Christine Des Garennes<\/a>of the Champaign-Urbana, IL News Gazette
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, February 16, 2007<\/font><\/p>\n

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DISARRAY<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

Statement by Gov. Blunt on St. Louis Public Schools<\/a><\/font>
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gov. Matt Blunt,\u00a0Missouri Governor
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday, February 15, 2007<\/font><\/p>\n

State Board of Education Reinstates “Transitional
\nSchool District” for the St. Louis Public Schools<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri State Board of Education Official Statement about the Takeover Decision
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday, February 15, 2007 <\/font><\/p>\n

Let’s Get Real<\/font><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font>St. Louis Post-Dispatch Commentary (read below)
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, February 2, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We understand the concerns of the hundreds of people who packed a three-hour public hearing earlier this week to voice their opposition to a pending state intervention in the running of the St. Louis Public School district. To many parents, teachers and others who care deeply about the district, the idea of the state essentially nullifying the elected School Board and giving partial control of the schools to an appointed committee seems sacrilegious.But let’s get real.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Given the district’s dire straits and tumultuous history, decisive action needs to be taken. A transitional school district is the best of several options to address the multitude of problems facing St. Louis public schools. Outrage against the plan is misplaced.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Opponents of the transitional school district have argued that it disenfranchises voters. It’s true that under the plan, the elected School Board would be stripped of its decision-making power. The board’s governing functions would be taken over by a three-member appointed committee. The important point is that the transitional school district is temporary. State intervention is what it is: a last-ditch course of treatment designed to resuscitate a critically ill patient. The School Board repeatedly has failed to carry out its responsibilities and now emergency measures are required to restore the district to good health. Accreditation, finances and student achievement need to be addressed immediately.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As for all the sturm and drang at the meeting this week, where was that passion and concern last spring when there was a school board election? We hope interest remains high and that future elections attract more than the scant, scandalous 12 percent of voters who turned out last time.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Education officials and community leaders are acting responsibly by stepping in and taking decisive action when they see a school district in crisis; it is their duty to do so. Ultimate responsibility for ensuring that children in Missouri receive a decent education belongs to the state Board of Education.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Critics of the transitional school district have asked for more time. But the district’s problems, which include a looming financial crisis, declining academic achievement, unstable leadership and falling enrollment, are long-standing. Too much time has passed already; childhood is fleeting.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some have pinned their hopes on Superintendent Diana Bourisaw. They want to give her more time to turn the district around. We wish we had more confidence in her ability to do so. But the district’s problems are so long-standing, deep-rooted and systemic that no one person, however gifted, can turn it around in a matter of months.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To Mayor Francis Slay and Gov. Matt Blunt we have this to say: You’ve heard the anger, distrust, disappointment, frustration, loss of faith, sense of betrayal – much of it directed at you. You can’t let your shrillest critics stop you from carrying forward the hard, unpopular work ahead. But neither can you ignore the serious message beneath the shrillness. The stakes are high; we’ve all had enough of failure. It’s up to you to exercise due diligence by selecting men and women to the appointed board who have the best interests of St. Louis schoolchildren at heart and who are willing and capable of doing the job well. Don’t let the schoolchildren down.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Section: Editorial
\nPage: C10
\nCopyright (c) 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Statement by Gov. Blunt on St. Louis Public Schools<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Core Data As Submitted by
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Missouri Public Schools
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0November 29,\u00a02006<\/font><\/p>\n

O’Brien Needs To Resign<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resignation Petition for Veronica O’Brien,\u00a0St. Louis Public School\u00a0Board Pres.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0January 31,\u00a02007<\/font><\/p>\n

2005 MO Schools in School Improvement and Restructuring<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education –
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No Child Left Behind Data
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 August 02, 2006<\/font><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/font>A Recipe for Failure: <\/font>
\nA Year of Reform and Chaos in the St. Louis Public Schools <\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marilyn Ayres-Salamon
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Published by Trafford on Demand Publications
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Published March 30, 2006<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS’ ANTI-TROOPS RESOLUTIONS, ETC.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/font><\/font><\/font>\u00a0Senate to Stay in Session This Weekend for Iraq Resolution Vote<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fox News Channel Story by Major Garrett and Trish Turner
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday, February 15, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/font>Quotes From the House Iraq Debate<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associated Press Story via Fox News Channel
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, February 14, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font> <\/font><\/font>Iraq The Model<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Online Blog by Mohammad <\/font>& Omar<\/font>, longtime residents\u00a0of Baghdad, Iraq\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provides Updates on the Troop Surge & other things in Iraq not Covered by\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <\/font>Ancient Media<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Congressman Murtha Crafts Bill to Prevent Iraq Troop Deployments<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font>By Greg Simmons of Fox News Channel
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, February 16, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/font><\/font>House Passes Resolution Opposing Bush’s Plan to Send More Troops to Iraq<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font>By Fox News Channel’s FOX News’ Major Garrett & Jim Mills, and the Associated Press
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, February 16, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

WAR ON TERROR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/u><\/font><\/font>American Citizen Charged With Training in Somalia With Al Qaeda, Learning to Become Homicide Bomber<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By Ian McCaleb of Fox News Channel
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Here to Read the Criminal Complaint (pdf<\/em> )<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, February 14, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

ANCIENT MEDIA NEWS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

New Mexico Radio Station Won’t Use ‘Unnamed Officials’ Quotes in News<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NewsBusters Online Blog Posted by Warner Todd Huston
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, February 16, 2007<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/font><\/font>LOCAL EVENTS PROMOTED ON THE BIG B ZONE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/u><\/font><\/font>The St. Ferdinand Catholic Church Fish Fry <\/font>
\nThe Best Fish Fry in St. Louis!
\n<\/font><\/font><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fridays from 3:00 – 7:00pm in the St. Ferdinand Catholic School Cafeteria
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florissant, MO<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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