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Posts tagged "Jay Leno"

Boo hoo, Conan

In better times Truth is, Conan O’Brien just isn’t good enough. Honestly, I tried to stomach his sophomoric humor when he took over the Tonight Show, but gave it up as hopeless. O’Brien’s supporters seek to portray him as hip and sophisticated, and that the folks who prefer Leno as uncool. I spotted this illustrative... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 15, 2010 at 10:36 am
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American kids: history dunces

Who knows more about American history: immigrants taking the U.S. citizenship test or products of our schools? I wouldn’t be asking if the answer weren’t so appalling: In the most recent round of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only one fourth of American schoolchildren tested as proficient in their knowledge of U.S. history. A... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 23, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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