tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post4455187256864857980..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Visiting the Past Yet AgainP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-88649764332661981482012-01-29T05:51:43.045-08:002012-01-29T05:51:43.045-08:00Thanks for the mention of Thompson News. I comment...Thanks for the mention of Thompson News. I commented on this a few days ago, but the comment did not save. But here it is is again.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-90931545795332849532012-01-27T16:40:11.833-08:002012-01-27T16:40:11.833-08:00Gloria, I look forward to that longer visit! Maybe...Gloria, I look forward to that longer visit! Maybe I should bring a blindfold so I can sit and catch up without being distracted by books. You see how apt the name of your bookstore is?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-78437658980868837552012-01-26T07:14:59.130-08:002012-01-26T07:14:59.130-08:00Pamela:
Your report on the book you bought, which...Pamela:<br /><br />Your report on the book you bought, which had been in the store for some time waiting for you, makes me want to read every book in the store. OK, maybe not the Horror section but so many books are unclaimed/unread treasures. <br /><br />Next time do plan to come for a longer visit; so much to catch up on!<br /><br />GloriaGloria Veltmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-44345816873566725952012-01-25T16:36:13.890-08:002012-01-25T16:36:13.890-08:00Jewel? Really? I recall occasional performances at...Jewel? Really? I recall occasional performances at Ray's, but it was not a performance venue, in general. You may be right, for all I know, and it would make a good story if someone can dig it up.<br /><br />There are sad tales of the U.S. government and official treatment of Native Americans in the East, Midwest, and South. The Far West is not unique. I guess it was the choice of focus for the textbook authors because it fit into their larger story of the "winning of the West," the transcontinental railroad, etc., etc.<br /><br />And aren't you proud of me, dmarks, for remembering Thompson News? When it comes to mind, I still miss it!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-83119613829376812772012-01-25T16:28:37.280-08:002012-01-25T16:28:37.280-08:00"To make matters worse, the government bungle..."To make matters worse, the government bungled. The affairs of the Indians were looked after by government agents, who were all too often interested in getting rich. These agents cheated the red men."<br /><br />And this is the origin of the "Sioux Uprising" in Minnesota, in 1862. Not as far west as you might think.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-68433634737120059852012-01-25T16:26:59.830-08:002012-01-25T16:26:59.830-08:00I'm pretty sure Jewel Kilcher, the singer just...I'm pretty sure Jewel Kilcher, the singer just know as "Jewel", started out at Ray's Coffee House.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-86006488262143621472012-01-25T14:11:29.594-08:002012-01-25T14:11:29.594-08:00Gerry, you’ll think I planned this, but I swear I ...Gerry, you’ll think I planned this, but I swear I didn’t. I posted my musings about the textbook last night and only this afternoon received e-mail from a friend, telling of a new law saying that “ethnic studies” can no longer be taught in Arizona public schools:<br /><br />“Arizona lawmakers banned schools in the state from teaching ‘ethnic studies’ classes. Unless public schools canceled classes that included racial and ethnic themes, the state could block schools from receiving millions of dollars in critical classroom funding.<br /><br />“...Tucson Unified School District not only cancelled its vibrant ethnic studies classes, but also banished any book that dealt with ‘race or oppression.’<br /><br />“As a result, students and teachers say dozens of books -- including Shakespeare's The Tempest -- can no longer be taught in class, and some have even been removed from classrooms and locked up in school storage.”<br /><br />Hard to believe? How about another surprise? This law went into effect a year ago—January 1, 2011. Would anyone like to start a list of American classics dealing with themes of ‘race or oppression’ that would be banned from Arizona schools as a result of this law? It seems to me that part of what is being banned is no less than the history of our nation but here’s how the State Superintendent of Public Education defends the new law: <br /><br />http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/01/01/20110101arizona-ethnic-studies-ban.html<br /><br />Opponents of the law call it “xenophobic.” Here’s their side of the story:<br /><br />http://news.change.org/stories/arizona-ethnic-studies-ban-goes-into-effect-but-teachers-wont-stop-teaching<br /><br />Maybe things in public education haven’t changed that much, after all, since 1938. You'd better get to work on your history, Gerry!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-73774781145087668312012-01-25T13:04:46.151-08:002012-01-25T13:04:46.151-08:00Ooh - ooh - you know I am just dancing around on o...Ooh - ooh - you know I am just dancing around on one foot spluttering with exasperation and frustration. It is my goal to write an entirely different biography of the New America. (Assuming I get the job done, it will probably exasperate readers in its turn, eh?)Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com