President Obama State of the Union Video
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January 2015
Hard to explain “Age of Exploration” in U.S. History I without mentioning fall of Constantinople.
Second day teaching U.S. History I at Atlantic Cape Community College. Hard to explain ?Age of Exploration? without teaching conquest of Christian Constantinople (now Istanbul) by Muslim Turks in 1453. Constantinople was the capital of Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire,
Repudiating “Odious” & Unconstitutional Debt — Not Endless Toll And Gas Tax Hikes Is Only Solution.
During the past five years, Chris Christie Republicans and Steve Sweeney Democrats put New Jersey even deeper in debt. New Jersey state government is not legally obligated to pay most of its long term debts, because NJ State Constitution only requires repayment of long term debts that are approved by voters in statewide referendums. During the past 40 years, both Republicans and Democrats borrowed roughly $200 billion without voter approval, knowing that the State Legislature can “repudiate” or legally refuse to pay such debts it at any time.
Atlantic City government spending up 17% per year since first casino opened.
Line 4 of Atlantic City local government budget of 1978 with its first new casino: “Total General Appropriations: $37.3 million. Same line item in 2014: “$262.1 million”. Please check my math. I get a 600% increase over 36 years, or
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Please demand amnesty! For 25 conservatives who voted against Boehner!
The Washington Examiner recently reported that Republican House Speaker John Boehner is under intense public pressure against his election as speaker and his revenge against Congressmen Daniel Webster and Rich Nugent, who have been removed from the Rules Committee as
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Seth Grossman teaching U.S. History 1 at Atlantic Cape Community College starting January 21
Grossman is?now?an adjunct professor there and students will receive full college credit.?? U.S. History 1 runs from?Age of Exploration to end of Civil War.? The mandated text is “The Enduring Vision” by Wadsworth Cengage Learning.?? One class is at Cape
Stockton should return to its roots: low-cost, quality college education.
(Reprinted from Current Newspapers of Atlantic County, January 8, 2015) Four years ago, I wrote ?a column ?How will Stockton repay $225 million in debt??? ?At that time Stockton College had just borrowed that much for a building and buying
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Plans for Atlantic City?
Is Atlantic City headed for a Detroit style bankruptcy?
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January 2, 2015. We are ready for Big League ball. Are you?
Join us for breakfast discussion tomorrow–or any Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30am at Shore Diner Inc., 6710 Tilton Road by Parkway Exit 36. Egg Harbor Township, NJ. (GPS may say Northfield.) No admission. Just pay for your breakfast off the
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Atlantic County Republican Assemblyman Chris Brown sounded like socialist dictator on radio this morning.
On Harry Hurley program on 1450 AM, Chris Brown talked of plan to make casinos pay their ?fair share? to help ?working people?. But it trying to explain what their “fair share” is, Brown showed he has no clue that