A comment from Krazy TA, one of our most valuable, witty, and informed readers:
“This blog has just hit 13 million views.
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Why does it keeps attracting a high number of views? Because it presents vital info excluded from the MSM, and because it offers folks like Ms. Christine McLaughlin a forum. Heartfelt thanks to Diane.
And to Christine McLaughlin:
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” [Mother Teresa]
From your friendly neighborhood KrazyTA.
Keep on keepin’ on. Know that you are in the hearts of many.”
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Diane Ravitch's blog 
Congrats to KrazyTA for his alertness in recognizing that this feat occurred, a big thank you to him for his astute analysis and many wonderful quotes that are always spot on, and 13M kudos to you, Diane!
Me TOO…I may be your oldest at 83…Seek the truth and the truth will make you free….I am ready to be freed from greed…BRR
Billy R. Reagan
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It’s so refreshing to come here and read the truth after reading spin articles in our Albany papers on pensions, charters, APPR, Cuomo, HST, CCNS and tenure.
David Sirota’s article this weekend:
WEB ONLY / FEATURES » JUNE 27, 2014
No Bad Tree Bears Good Fruit
In corrupt states, bad behavior shapes bad policy.
We need this blog to share these things that we have learned.
Billy R… I am 75 getting up there; my significant other was 80 and he kept working at the food banks, the homeless shelter, and other projects for children…. so we need to do this for our grandchildren.
Thank you for inspiring us.
I had to hunt a bit to find this article by David Sirota but I intend to keep following him.
It would really help if you copied and pasted the links for articles directly into your posts. I had to hunt for it and after all the biblical references to Luke, finally found David Sirota’s article at In These Times here:
http://inthesetimes.com/article/16882/no_bad_tree_bears_good_fruit_david_sirota
http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-few-blog-recommendations.html
I think this link came through last week on the list and it givesI know David sirota moves around now because of the raw deal he got.
many good sites….
Other Spaces: yes, you are correct; I have trouble doing that copying…
I will try to do better at posting websites.
When I have to open my computer and then go back and forth between two places I lose my skills…even though I try to use the Bookmarks, and do the highlighting etc. I’m still learning.
I understand, Jean. Thanks for your efforts!
In a posting yesterday that engendered a long thread, Lloyd Lofthouse reminded me of why we, all of us, should care about the Christine McLaughlins of the world—“no man is an island”—
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
[John Donne, MEDITATION XVII, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions]
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