Messenger Boy

A New Testament church in Gainesville, Florida, has proclaimed an “International Burn a Quran Day,” in commemoration of the ninth Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and to “protest radical Islam.”
Citizens, both Muslims and their allies, are perplexed and angry. Even military leaders, including an outraged General David Petraeus, are calling for the event to be [...]

September 8, 2010
Two asteroids are expected to pass within 154,000 miles of the earth today, NASA says, as they pass between planet earth and the moon. Scientists and children alike will delight in the fact that the asteroids should be visible with medium-size amateur telescopes. Astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona noticed [...]

Public school teachers spent $1.3 billion out of pocket on classroom expenses in the 2009-2010 school year, according to a National School Supply and Equipment Association study. Educators indicate they spent both on classroom supplies and instructional materials. Read the full story in The Journal, a publication geared toward changing education through emerging technology. Given [...]

September 7, 2010
To further stimulate job creation, President Obama kicked off a national campaign asking for support of an infrastructure bill making its way to Congress this week. The six-year spending proposal, the majority of which will be dispensed in the beginning, is currently reported at $50 billion. The front-loading [...]