Normally I don’t link to things where I have nothing to add, but this seemed like a good exception to make. From the New York Times OpEd Replace the Surgeon General position with the position of America’s Nurse.
Another reason to make this link is to lament that I will soon not be reading the OpEd [...]

You know you have hit the big time when astute readers send you interesting articles. Okay, the truth is that it’s nice to have some extra eyes and ears out there to help me not to miss too much of the news that interests me.
This story was definitely one of those items. The issue is [...]

Thanks to e-Clippings I read the text of Bill Gates’ Speech on America’s failing high schools.
I can’t say that I am the biggest fan of Gates’ products, but his rhetoric here is exactly right and I think everyone should read it.