One more statistic on the Muslim rioting in France. In addition to the more than 2500 police officers that have been injured in the first 6 months of 2006 . . .
In the first six months of 2006, some 21,000 cars were burned out and 2,882 attacks on police, fire and ambulance services were recorded.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s solution is to “stiffen punishments for vandals after youths torched a bus in the southern city of Marseille, leaving a badly burnt woman fighting for her life.”
This north Philadelphia school was among the lowest performing in the city, qualifying for the No Child Left Behind program, three years in a row, beginning 2002. Now, they are among the best, winning a national award for their success. They don’t accept the soft bigotry of low expectations from their students nowadays. Their secret? “It’s all about challenging people to move to the next level,” Principal Barbara Adderly said.
Belly up to the counter. Politics are on the menu and Ross is on the grill.