Author Archives: RuthODare

Seen but not heard

Posted on June 24, 2013 by RuthODare

If you’re reading a blog like this one, you may have tuned in for occasionally hilarity and bottom-of-the-page stories. What follows wouldn’t even have made it to the bottom of the page. Your own Ruth O’Dare went to Austin’s Capitol … Continue reading →

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Overreact Much?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by RuthODare

The recent story in Dallas Morning News (and several other news sources) on Dallas school districts handcuffing truant students is ironic: the students that were guilty of truancy were arrested on school grounds and taken out of school. Isn’t the … Continue reading →

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Family Ties Old and New

Posted on May 17, 2013 by RuthODare

Even after many Americans proved their ignorance by their laughably-sad insults against Czechs in response to the Boston Marathon bombings (Chechnya, the country where the bombers had connections, is about 2,000 miles away from the Czech Republic), the Czechs were … Continue reading →

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Settling for Less: The New Normal

Posted on May 1, 2013 by RuthODare

The funding of public education comes to a vote on May 11 (early vote April 29-May 7) with the Austin Independent School District (AISD) Bond Propositions 1-4 that, if passed, will provide schools with $892,245,000. I usually vote to approve … Continue reading →

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