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Common Core may be too ambitious
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,08/30/12-4:43PM , 174 Reads
MERIDIAN — The only constant in K-12 education is change.

It is hard to imagine that ever-changing curricula, standards, performance assessments and expectations work to the betterment of both students and teachers. But here we go again.
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Beware of unseen forces
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,08/23/12-2:53PM , 116 Reads
MERIDIAN — Tyrannical forces are hard at work behind the scenes to grab power and sway from November’s elections.

We get glimpses of these forces from big money activities — huge contributions to super PACs, massive media buys financed by so-called independent groups, and closed meetings between candidates and groups of big givers.
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Win-win thinking rare, getting rarer
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,08/16/12-4:34PM , 87 Reads
MERIDIAN — Fate loves irony.

When else would the champion of “Think Win-Win” die but during these frenzied, overbearing win-lose times?

Insistent optimist Stephen Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” passed away last month. His provocative fourth habit, “Think Win-Win,” seems to be failing, too.
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‘Clean coal’ plant target of politics
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,08/09/12-1:00PM , 84 Reads
ERIDIAN — Shortsighted politics is bad for business.

Those states desiring economic prosperity restrain shortsightedness and leverage long-term business investment. They pragmatically gauge regulation against opportunity, taxation against job creation, and liability against competitiveness.
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