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The grassroots will stay the course for the sake of their children and grandchildren

The grassroots will stay the course for the sake of their children and grandchildren

Michael Gendre

Sadly, the petition to continue Common Core in the Bay State or to replace it by the state's better pre-CC standards is not on the ballot for November 2016. But the 125,000 signatories of the Common Core petition have not disappeared from the ongoing education conversation. Parents are now reconsidering their next move.

The Gates Foundation distorted the democratic process by giving the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) funds to cover the use of high-paid lawyers at Foley Hoag for a lawsuit against the Attorney General for certifying the parents' petition. Surprisingly, Foley Hoag gave Judge Margot Botsford of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) a flawed argument to use; it had already been used and rejected by the Attorney General's office.

Cleveland: The ‘showbiz’ convention?
Donald Trump

Cleveland: The ‘showbiz’ convention?

Evan Lips

CLEVELAND — Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who earlier this year abandoned his own presidential ambitions after dismal performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, said Friday he thinks next week's Republican National Convention "is going to be largely showbiz."

The Republican from Richmond was noticeably candid regarding his thoughts on the future of politics and how reality television star and real estate mogul Donald Trump managed to capture the most votes out of a crowded field of GOP candidates. Gilmore, who participated in a panel discussion with USA Today's Washington bureau chief Susan Page and David Wilhelm, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, also lamented the influence he claims cable news executives have on the democratic process.

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