Daily Archives: April 17, 2008

Early news reports on today’s tap dance

Senator Storms’ tap dancing has made the news here and there. (edited to add the Palm Beach Post editorial.) Palm Beach Post editorial: Fraudulent evolution bill Translated, the bill wants creationism – disguised as “intelligent design” – to have equal … Continue reading

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Trying to keep my lunch down

I had an interesting time during lunch today. I watched Senator Storms stand before the Senate to defend her deceptively named “academic freedom” bill around noontime. I didn’t get to see the whole thing, but what I did see was … Continue reading

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A brand new twist

(Update: The Gradebook blog has a better explanation of what is going on. Essentially, this is a proposed amendment that’s not likely to get any traction.) ALERT: The deceptively-named “academic freedom” bill in the Senate has taken one hell of … Continue reading

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A snarky bit of reason

Fred Grimm has a column in the Miami Herald that takes Florida’s anti-science legislators to task. Five years ago, the Florida Legislature was duped into putting up $310 million to lure the Scripps Research Institute to Palm Beach County. Our … Continue reading

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