tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post7205416089555659312..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: If you can't beat 'emLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-75638410623958622052010-08-31T21:10:24.179-04:002010-08-31T21:10:24.179-04:00Hey, catch the lively back-and-forth going on at w...Hey, catch the lively back-and-forth going on at www.communitysupportededucation.net!<br /><br />There is so much content there, it'll make your head spin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34454613630975752022010-08-29T21:28:55.148-04:002010-08-29T21:28:55.148-04:00Check out the flood of commenters coming into the ...Check out the flood of commenters coming into the supposed "safe place" for discussion about education.<br /><br />In short, no flood, hardly a trickle, just a handful of the usual suspects complimenting each other.<br /><br />No, our schools are not a "safe place" if you have any criticism or problems with the status quo. The new blog is not a "safe place" either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72813450751965486952010-08-27T23:52:26.400-04:002010-08-27T23:52:26.400-04:00Oh, You'll see a lot of BS on this new bog sit...Oh, You'll see a lot of BS on this new bog site of theirs, the good news is: that more ppl living in Amherst are no longer drinking the water and are waking up and reading between the lines, AKA savvy to the shit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29157060367722511972010-08-22T14:17:27.788-04:002010-08-22T14:17:27.788-04:00True enough. Where your provider is located.True enough. Where your provider is located.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-42380764665247760722010-08-22T14:11:38.632-04:002010-08-22T14:11:38.632-04:00to anonymous 11:21 a.m. - the site meter reads me ...to anonymous 11:21 a.m. - the site meter reads me as Springfield but I'm an Amherst resident. I expect the meter reads are based on something other than actual residency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28300919911491608952010-08-22T11:21:53.605-04:002010-08-22T11:21:53.605-04:00A reader is a reader is a reader.A reader is a reader is a reader.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52004280681009750442010-08-22T11:12:04.823-04:002010-08-22T11:12:04.823-04:00you know, a site meter... the thing that shows you...you know, a site meter... the thing that shows you that the last 20 people who visited the site are from Springfield, Monson, New Brunswick, Middlefield CT, West Brookfield, West Haven CT, Waltham, Fairhaven CT, Haverhill, Coventry RI, Holyoke, Granby, Brockton, Boston... Hey! Where's all your local support?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-32414582707486819552010-08-19T12:02:40.691-04:002010-08-19T12:02:40.691-04:00"Ask library employees, or long-time library ..."Ask library employees, or long-time library patrons, about paranoia."<br /><br /><br />Ask school maintenance/transportation dept. employees about paranoia.<br /><br /><br />Anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30571993591410278102010-08-19T11:58:30.769-04:002010-08-19T11:58:30.769-04:00"Paranoia" tends to be defined as "..."Paranoia" tends to be defined as "whatever I'm not concerned about". The rest are "legitimate concerns".<br /><br /><br />Amherst period.<br /><br /><br />Fcking slum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-86311707813579817872010-08-19T06:46:03.289-04:002010-08-19T06:46:03.289-04:00Rest assured, Monsieur Kelley, that the (how do yo...Rest assured, Monsieur Kelley, that the (how do you call it?) "cheapshotting" of Professor Sanderson of Amherst College on our hallowed website will be, shall we say, very, very, oh so very,.... polite.<br /><br />We wish to keep it very, very, oh so very.......positive. <br /><br />We wish to exist and dialogue with each other on a higher plane than, shall we say, you ruffians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-55807162644096043222010-08-18T21:11:50.396-04:002010-08-18T21:11:50.396-04:00Pretty sagacious for an AnonPretty sagacious for an AnonLarry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88386386383899777442010-08-18T21:01:34.472-04:002010-08-18T21:01:34.472-04:00You can't really have a dialogue about public ...You can't really have a dialogue about public education without the involvement of employees in public education.<br /><br />And, without the anonymous posting option, the educators have demonstrated that they won't participate. So this latest effort would appear to be DOA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88902407910353799052010-08-18T20:54:58.435-04:002010-08-18T20:54:58.435-04:00So what happened to Mr. DeChiara's original et...So what happened to Mr. DeChiara's original ethical concerns about blogging by elected officials? Did they just vaporize?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29625378522580472732010-08-18T20:51:04.602-04:002010-08-18T20:51:04.602-04:00Oh, I think that there's plenty of paranoia in...Oh, I think that there's plenty of paranoia in Amherst outside of this website. <br /><br />Check out Mary Streeter's Town Meeting Yahoo group. <br /><br />"Paranoia" tends to be defined as "whatever I'm not concerned about". The rest are "legitimate concerns".<br /><br />Ask library employees, or long-time library patrons, about paranoia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78550979838557879122010-08-18T20:02:29.678-04:002010-08-18T20:02:29.678-04:00thsi site keeps getting more and more paranoid. bu...thsi site keeps getting more and more paranoid. but I do appreciate LK's comment about the masthead. Thanks for the chuckle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47922318253440281292010-08-18T19:15:24.857-04:002010-08-18T19:15:24.857-04:00Well if you look over on the far right about half ...Well if you look over on the far right about half way down just under "Larry's required reading" you will see mine (and if I show you mine why shouldn't they show you theirs?) <br /><br />Catherine's is all the way at the very bottom of her page dead center.<br /><br />If you click on an open site meter you know how many folks are coming to the blog, where they originate from, how long they spend reading and, oftentimes, what Google search they did in order to end up on the blog.<br /><br />With a "closed sitemeter" those stats are only available to the blogowner.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-83543975576736547892010-08-18T19:03:57.187-04:002010-08-18T19:03:57.187-04:00whats an open public site meter, Larry?whats an open public site meter, Larry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-18126077894104225932010-08-18T18:54:37.668-04:002010-08-18T18:54:37.668-04:00I'm sure you're correct.
Too bad they d...I'm sure you're correct. <br /><br />Too bad they did not install an open public sitemeter like Catherine did.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-53803993183471982302010-08-18T18:49:07.554-04:002010-08-18T18:49:07.554-04:00I'm sure the owners of the new blog spent as m...I'm sure the owners of the new blog spent as much public funds as Catherine did for her blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43558700208183849292010-08-18T17:47:27.187-04:002010-08-18T17:47:27.187-04:00What is Engage consulting?What is Engage consulting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-91579596138020855482010-08-18T14:00:28.112-04:002010-08-18T14:00:28.112-04:00Obviously, it doesn't seem like hypocrisy to t...Obviously, it doesn't seem like hypocrisy to them. They have reconciled themselves to it somehow.<br /><br />In the meantime, the school system is good enough for your child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13610075134606956382010-08-18T13:21:10.598-04:002010-08-18T13:21:10.598-04:00I want to know if Engage consulting was paid to de...I want to know if Engage consulting was paid to develop the blog? if so, was it public $?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24440199013359774132010-08-18T13:18:48.323-04:002010-08-18T13:18:48.323-04:00I'm always amazed the public school personnel ...I'm always amazed the public school personnel & committee members and admins who work for, establish policy etc. but then choose to send their children elsewhere...with salaries derived from the public sector.<br /><br />Why would you work for a system you can't trust to teach your own child?<br /><br />HTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-27809089597139899522010-08-18T12:12:32.027-04:002010-08-18T12:12:32.027-04:00"Well is it???" change to: "Well wo..."Well is it???" change to: "Well would it???"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36567070288095601582010-08-18T12:06:11.473-04:002010-08-18T12:06:11.473-04:00Not sure if all of that would fit on the masthead....Not sure if all of that would fit on the masthead.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.com