Downeast Schoolhouse » old media http://downeastschoolhouse.com Education, bread, music, orneriness. In monstrous slabs. Irony in wee drams. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Shocking! MHPC exposed! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/09/shocking-mhpc-exposed/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/09/shocking-mhpc-exposed/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:00:17 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2807 The press reveals a shocking truth:  The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not support left-wing causes!

Further, it will not associate with left-wing politicians!

And it gets funding from individuals and foundations, but it won’t reveal the names!

They’re outraged, our opinion-shapers, and they’d like to find some legal way to curb MHPC’s actions. And [...]]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/09/shocking-mhpc-exposed/feed/ 0 They Just Aren’t Biting Today! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/10/they-just-arent-biting-today/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/10/they-just-arent-biting-today/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:40:41 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2213 It’s becoming common.  The newspaper prints an opinion piece, sometimes labeled “policy analysis”, on the front page.  Often enough it’s about an “issue” we’re to be concerned about. Often enough too the issue is really an issue to only a very small group, say editorial-page editors breaking out from their usual haunts.

The Bangor Daily [...]]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/10/they-just-arent-biting-today/feed/ 0