“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into”

Jonathan Swift
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The city is crowded my friends are away and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go

It's a cruel ... cruel summer"

Monday, February 07, 2005

TRiO Battle is Joined

Now that the budget has been released the Bush administrations efforts to eliminate the middle class by cutting educational programs have caught the attention of the big guns. DodgerDem over at the Daily Kos diaried about the attempt to eliminate College Talent Search and Upward Bound that we've been telling you about. If you haven't yet contacted your representatives about this issue, now would be a great time. The tumult and shouting is just beginning-- add your voices to the multitudes demanding that all students be given an opportunity to better themselves.

Previously on Panhandle Truth Squad:
Amarillo Globe-News Guest Column: Administrative ax poised over TRiO education programs

teach the children well

PTS Action Alert: Bush Administration Attempts to Demolish Road to Middle Class

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