School Board Boss Asked to Resign from United Way Board

In recognition of International Human Rights Day last week, Chris Kelly, Superintendent of the Vancouver School Board, was asked to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Lower Mainland. The Dec. 11 request was made by a woman -- known in...

Vancouver Teachers Demand Recycling in Schools

It was a back-flip worthy of the Olympics. At first, Vancouver School Board Chair Ken Denike said no to teachers insisting that a standard recycling program be set up in all schools across the district. It would be too expensive, he told CBC news on Tues., Sept....

‘Right to carry” permit for APS school board candidates?

I thought long and hard before posting this. There will be those who will say I made it up. I have been advised three times now, by different people, that because of what I am writing; I should pursue my right to carry a concealed weapon. Well into the third millennium, deep...

The privileged class

The greatest thing about being a member of the privileged class is that you can not be made to justify, defend, or even acknowledge, your membership. Diogenes’six http://ched-macquigg.blogspot.com/

APS Leaders and the Tribune spread the “truth”

According to the Tribune; the embattled APS Police Chief is also the subject of a previously unreported lawsuit alleging retaliation. It is not surprising. Gil Lovato is the chief of a private police force that is neither certified nor accredited by anyone other than the...

Robert Lucero owes his constituents an explanation

I’m sure they would like to know why he spent hundreds of thousands of their tax dollars renovating a board room for him self, while Susie Rayos Marmon ES is falling apart. Unfortunately he is not in the habit of responding constituent’s questions by telling the...

“Get Out of Jail Free” cards for APS Leaders

…paid for by taxpayers. During my interview with the editors from the Tribune, I mentioned that APS Leaders by and through their Modrall lawyers bought immunity from accountability for felony criminal misconduct. I was asked; don’t people do that all the time? Imagine...

APS’ Everitt stonewalls Rep. Heather Wilson

The APS ethics and accountability scandal has been brought to the attention of Representative Heather Wilson. She wrote a letter to APS Superintendent Elizabeth Everitt. The superintendent was asked to respond to my allegations. 45 days were allowed for the APS...

“Shite” rolls downhill for a reason.

It is moving away from power. Those at the bottom of the hill are held accountable. Because that works out well for the powerful. Were the situation reversed, power would move down to its intended purpose; retaining only enough power at each step to protect it from...