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Ray Schoch

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Minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 04/08/13 at 03:53 pm in response to Mark Rotenberg will take post at Johns Hopkins

Eddie H-J is correct. Mea culpa.

Sadly, my memory of what I've read is not as reliable as it once was, and after going back to find the number, I find that Eddie's number is much closer to being correct than mine. His base salary is $610,000. On that basis, I'm conflicted about Connie Sullivan's comment. I think she's correct, and it IS customary for CEO compensation committees to look at what other CEOs with similar levels of responsibility are being paid, so it makes sense for...

Posted on 04/08/13 at 11:27 am in response to Less prosperous school districts pin hopes on Legislature

This ought to be a no-brainer, even for Republicans.

Pulling yourself up by the bootstraps only works if everyone has boots. Unless and until funding equalization is restored, the entire notion of "equal opportunity," so often and repetitiously used by candidates for office, regardless of their political persuasion, is a cruel joke.

No one that's even the least bit interested in educational equity, not to mention an economy and society that continue to be prosperous, should...

Posted on 04/05/13 at 01:35 pm in response to Outside groups doing more and more of GOP's work

…at least a couple reporters with the stamina and connections to be able to report on “The Awakening 2013” in some depth. If Matt Taibbi can't make it, maybe William Saletan from Slate. Being able to document religious and ethnic bigotry not to mention hysteria and conspiracy theories in jaw-dropping quantity, could prove useful.

In the meantime, one can't help but wonder why, as Brian suggests, principals and superintendents are not engaged in ongoing evaluation of professional staff...

Posted on 04/05/13 at 01:57 pm in response to 'Low T' and the medicalization of male aging

Sigh.

The title to Susan's piece is right on the money: the "medicalization" of a condition that, even where present, is generally a normal part of getting old. The amount of money used to buy television time in the country in order to sell worthless potions and pills to a gullible public is staggering. We all get old, we all develop wrinkles, we all find that we can't do at age 70 what we could do at age 20. Get over it. Enjoy what remains to you as best you can, because soon enough...

Posted on 04/05/13 at 01:44 pm in response to House DFLers OK $250 million property-tax reform

… but I'll be even happier when the 4th income tax tier is added and signed into law. Then, with that relatively small issue out of the way, I'll expect a DFL legislature and Governor to devise a plan to stabilize the state's financial future by looking at both spending and revenue. If/When we begin to discuss spending cuts, let's start — instead of with social programs for those with no safety net — with "tax expenditures" in the form of loopholes for various businesses and business...

Posted on 04/05/13 at 11:57 am in response to GOP's Nienow urges delaying Vikes stadium groundbreaking

No thanks on the holding of the butts (ewww…), but I’ll be voting against the retention in office of those who voted in favor of what several have correctly identified as a stadium “travesty.” My own state representative was among those smart enough and courageous enough to vote 'No.'

Brian has nailed it regarding Mr. Hinderaker’s commentary. Quibbling over whether a Bushmaster is full-auto or semi-auto makes for a nice, theoretical discussion of the fine points of firearms law and...

Posted on 04/04/13 at 08:13 am in response to 38% of Minnesota schoolkids on free or reduced-price lunch

“…The Taxpayers League says all but 16 Republican members on the House and six Republican Senators have signed the pledge.”

This suggests that at least 22 Republican members of Congress have functioning brains. That’s a (small) foundation upon which the party can build — if they choose to.

Posted on 04/03/13 at 02:44 pm in response to Group backed by Koch brothers targets GOP, DFL legislators

Gag me. It's the usual right wing pablum about not liking taxes. Nowhere to be found on the website is a clear statement of a goal beyond the meaningless propaganda term "economic freedom."

Posted on 04/02/13 at 04:06 pm in response to Search time for Mayo subsidy 'alternative'?

Thanks for the reminder of just one reason why I stopped listening to the radio decades ago.

Posted on 04/02/13 at 04:23 pm in response to Sex among young adolescents is rare, study finds

My purely anecdotal and unscientific observations over 30 years in a public high school classroom, plus numerous school-sponsored extracurricular activities, fall in line with the study's conclusions. Teens talk a lot about sexuality, especially when they're talking in small groups. It's a constant source of conversation, giggling, lewd jokes and so on, but as we all know, talking and doing are quite different things. My impression was that much of the talking was a way of sounding out peers...