13 hours ago, DE said:

Teacher's unions fight for sick/personal days during "bargaining".  Depending on the public school district, a teacher can accumulate a LOT of sick days (personal days can roll over into sick days up to a certain # in some districts).  This teacher may have had a lot of sick days to use up, been able to retire, and used them during this time.  Depending on the district, he may get "cut a check" for X amount per sick day not used when he retires.  Don't know if that is what dante was talking about, but thought this may help.

This is exactly what I was talking about. Ours roll over, and transfer between school districts. They are never categorized based on use for us. We can basically call in sick whenever, and just use the days. 

How much paid sick leave does the teacher have?

Are you projecting 64 schools in 4A?

18 hours ago, Bobref said:

I noticed that Alaska had a mandatory retirement age of 70. Interesting.

They had a little bit of foresight. 

34 minutes ago, Bobref said:

Alaska’s method is similar to the way state court judges for the appellate courts are selected in Indiana (and trial judges in Lake County). A panel composed of attorneys and non-attorneys submits a small number of nominees from which the governor makes the appointment. In the US federal system, all judicial nominations are made by the President, and then confirmed by the Senate.

The major difference is that in Alaska the legislature is involved in confirming people to the commission, where in Indiana the General Assembly is not involved.

32 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Given that Ukraine used to be part of the USSR, not really. 

Other nations were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire; but that doesn't give Russia a right of conquest.

The southwest was at one point a part of Mexico. Does Mexico have a right to military action to take it back?

30 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

I did read what you linked to.  Wrong again Dante.

Then tell me-

what makes Alaska's method different from the Federal method?

On 2/23/2022 at 8:34 AM, Muda69 said:

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-hate-putin-americans-suffer

What Mr. Carlson doesn't mention is that with U.S conflict (and military spending) in the Middle East now virtually over the Military-Industrial-Complex needs another boogeyman,  and Mr. Putin & Russia are it.

 

The fact that Russia launched an attack on a foreign nation just doesn't bother you, does it?

@Bobref, @Muda69 doesn't read, and his old Gov't teacher didn't prep him for this. 

23 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

So how should judges for the SCOUTS be selected, Dante?

 

Something like this-

https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/

-in article IV, section 8. 

17 minutes ago, Bobref said:

Isn’t it also possible that your personal experience skews your perspective such that you’re unable to make an objective assessment?

No, because those with a lived experience can actually talk about how "regulations" and whatnot affect us.

Everything in this book-

https://www.jjkeller.com/shop/Product/Federal-Motor-Carrier-Safety-Regulations-Pocketbook-Green-Book

-is there for a reason.

27 minutes ago, swordfish said:

Why?

You might not have the perspective of those of us who have. 

Or, maybe the way the Federal government selects judges doesn't work?

12 hours ago, swordfish said:

As the Convoy of trucks approaches DC - Timing is everything......

Pete Buttigieg says "Thank a truck driver"......

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/02/23/timing-is-everything-transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-asks-everybody-to-thank-a-truck-driver/?fbclid=IwAR1izuCJ6gVymzR4jqFynPU2HBhqwTpmxB-ik_7uw5u6aK0pK0MAxVx2DVA

In the meantime, DC will "Thank the truckers" by readying the National Guard and putting up those metal barriers around the capital.......

You can't make this up......

 

Have you ever pulled freight?

We got what we voted for, all the way back in 2000. 

On 11/30/2021 at 10:29 AM, Old Man High Pants said:

A few work friends of mine graduated from there had told me a lot of the Millennial generation left and didn't come back. They live in Cincinnati, Harrison & Lawrenceburg now and have no desire to move back. 

I'm not trying to be rude, but what's there to do for work in Franklin County?

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/04/1061465160/michigan-school-shooting-parents-captured-oxford

I'm not surprised this story wasn't brought up here.

On 11/28/2021 at 10:36 AM, Impartial_Observer said:

Anything of value to refute what I said?

You didn't make any claims to refute.

On 11/29/2021 at 5:36 AM, swordfish said:

SF has found that most gas stations have those stickers removed within a day or so.  Make sure you have more than just a couple on you........

Again, buy a Tesla. The gas prices BS is red herring, and a product of physics. There is a finite amount of oil in the Earth, and scarcity leads to high prices. 

On 11/25/2021 at 7:24 AM, Impartial_Observer said:

Inflation is demonstratively an over abundance of money, who controls the money supply?

More Trump picks than anyone else on the current Fed. Looks like @Impartial_Observer played himself again by voting for Trump.

It's really cute to see Tories like you trying to do a throwback to Reagan with inflation, but it's not working. 

23 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

So you would have us believe, that the going’s on on January 6, were so dire, such a threat to our nation, so damning, yet judges and prosecutors are too lazy to prosecute them?

Yes I do. Look at the Rittenhouse trial. He would have gotten convicted if the prosecution been smarter.

Quite frankly, everyone involved in storming the Capitol on the 6th of January (and the people like you who defend them) should have received the Ashli Babbitt treatment. 

On 11/19/2021 at 11:56 AM, Muda69 said:

Study: School Choice Programs Save States Money

https://reason.com/2021/11/18/study-school-choice-programs-save-states-money/

 

...probably by not taking in SPED kids. My charter school doesn’t, to a certain extent.

On 11/19/2021 at 11:52 AM, Muda69 said:

https://reason.com/2021/11/18/dont-punish-the-qanon-shaman-or-anyone-for-demanding-a-jury-trial/

Judges and prosecutors are simply lazy and want to take the easy way out for them.  Plain and simple.  

@Impartial_Observer this is why no one has had a treason trial... yet. 

On 11/19/2021 at 8:40 AM, swordfish said:

Here's an idea - maybe OPEC cut production when the US became a major exporter in the market.....

On 11/16/2021 at 7:51 AM, swordfish said:

So when Joe Biden calls for the rest of the world to up their production of oil but not America

Cite sources please.

23 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Except for the abject failure that is Amtrack, right Dante?

Define "success", please.