In case you hadn’t noticed, the world has changed. That, according to Darren J. Root, superintendent of the Auburn public schools, in a recent op-ed for the SJ-R. Superintendent Root noted that students no longer pass notes in class; they text instead, or Snapchat, or whatever. Nor do they write notes in class, he said, but […]
Don Sevener
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Powell’s politics of pragmatism
Pragmatism used to be a dirty word in government. The pragmatist was too quick to sacrifice principle for the grimy give-and-take of backroom deals, too eager to exploit the interests of the many for the enrichment of the few. Three such pragmatists were Paul Powell, Clyde Choate and John Stelle of southern Illinois, the dealmakers […]
