Features

Chargois Knew, Part 2

Last week’s explosive Examiner cover story that Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Timothy Chargois knew about a systematic program of cheating continues to reverberate among outraged citizens who thought they had heard the worst of the BISD scandals. But Jennifer Johnson’s report documented cheating on such a massive scale that it has made a mockery of BISD claims of academic progress.

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Future of Texas education

As a student of government, educated by experience, I have long held the belief that public education is among the most important functions of state government. Unfortunately, more and more it appears my belief in education being the future of Texas is not shared by the leadership of state government today.

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Web browsing privacy in the news

If you have listened to the news recently, you are well aware that there is a major controversy about at least nine major Internet and phone companies turning over a massive number of records to the National Security Agency (NSA). I’ll make no attempt here to politicize or judge what has occurred regarding; instead, I’ll review the privacy policies of some of the major players in cyberspace.

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Red snapper catches are great

Red snapper catches are fantastic around rigs and over rocks in 100 to 250 feet

Red snapper are in the news for the numbers of fish being caught, and the fact that a Texas judge has snubbed the National Marine Fisheries Service. That, in turn, has lengthened the recreational snapper fishing season.

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Improving Patient Care by Automating Care

In June 2013, the American Medical News published an article titled, “Serious work put into making primary care fun again.” With an anticipated serious shortage of primary care physicians over the next 20 years, the article addressed how to improve the lot of primary care providers, stating in part:

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