Stanford University has issued a new report on the effectiveness of charter schools – this time in Pennsylvania.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

What is a bond? The first two definitions offered by the Merriam-Webster dictionary give us some idea: “something that …

To bond, or not to bond: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler for the State to suffer
The slings and arrows of daily misfortune,
Or to take on debt to fight a sea of troubles.

Bonding has been much …

[H]eed their rising voices, for they will be heard.

New York Times editorial
Saturday, March 19, 1960

In 1960 the New York Times published a full-page advertisement titled “Heed Their Rising Voices” that sought to raise funds to defend Dr. …

The Charleston Gazette is leading with breaking news that the Environmental Protection Agency has denied the Spruce Mine mountaintop removal permit.  The Charleston Daily Mail is leading with breaking news that James Taylor has scheduled a concert in Charleston.…