Live from the school board meeting

By KBell in According to K

Being the loyal readers you are, you probably know the Victoria school board is considering a proposal from Pedcor Investments, the company seeking to build an affordable housing complex on John Stockbauer. Several of you have voiced your opposition to ...

Education reform: Sometimes you just have to laugh.

By KBell in According to K

Last week, I tackled (or at least tried very hard to tackle) the downright complex world of education accountability, in particular the "No Child Left Behind" act. Honestly, I could have filled your entire Monday paper with all the ways ...

School board meeting from the comfort of your home!

By KBell in According to K

I'm about to head out to the grandest of Thursday night entertainment: The VISD school board meeting. They'll call an election for board members tonight and discuss fixing Howell Middle School's roof, among other things. I'll be Tweeting from the ...

Judge orders man to take wife on date

By KBell in According to K

Since when is spending time with your significant other considered punishment? Looks to be the case in Florida, where a judge ordered a husband brought in on a domestic violence charge to take his wife on a date to Red ...

Downton Abbey and the s*%$ Maggie Smith says

By KBell in According to K

Come on, people. What is cooler than a British period piece? Or World War I action? Or the arcane happenings of an aristocratic family and the supposed-to-be-unseen world of their servants?? Nothing. Well, besides Maggie Smith. I should have been ...