School Board Votes To Reinstate Names Of Robert E Lee, Other Confederates To Two Campuses: REPORT
Virginia’s Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 Friday to reverse a decision in 2020 by reinstating Confederate officers’ names to two campuses, multiple outlets reported. Mountain View High School has now become Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary has become Ashby Lee Elementary, according to the decision, The Associated Press (AP) reported. A […]
Conor Benn’s suspension reimposed after Ukad and boxing board appeals | Boxing
British welterweight Conor Benn has had his provisional suspension reinstated following a successful appeal by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). Ukado has responded to the Independent National Anti-Doping Commission’s decision to acquit Benn after he failed two voluntary drug tests in 2022 and was suspended in March 2023. He […]
Virginia school board overturns old vote and renames two schools after Confederate icons
The Virginia State Board of Education voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate leaders to high schools and elementary schools, four years after they were removed. The Shenandoah County Board of Education voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and rename Honey Run Elementary School as Ashby-Lee Elementary […]
Confederate names reinstated by vote of Virginia county school board
Virginia county school boards voted this week to reinstate the Confederate names of two schools previously deemed offensive. In response to the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Shenandoah County Board of Education has voted to rename two schools in its jurisdiction after Confederate generals. Stonewall Jackson High School was named after General Thomas […]
NY Post editorial board scolds Biden for telling ‘a lie a minute’ during ‘fantasyland’ CNN interview
President Biden made a surprising number of statements this week when he spoke with CNN’s Erin Burnett, the New York Post wrote in a scathing editorial this week. of the post The editorial board condemned Biden. About saying he was “just lying” in an editorial that featured an image of the president transformed into Pinocchio. […]
In reversal of broader trend, Virginia school board votes to restore schools’ Confederate names
In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to sever ties with the country’s past. Iconoclasts and revisionists have toppled hundreds of statues, renamed species, melted busts, removed church windows, dug graves, renamed places, and done so, as the Biden administration did last year. went so far as to eliminate the settlement devised by […]
State Board of Regents joins woke crackdown on trans sports dissent
Next month, the New York State Board of Regents is expected to adopt “gender-neutral” rules for school sports that encourage mixed-gender teams. I allow it Transgender children can play on teams of their choice. This counts as another part of the full-court coverage aimed at quelling dissent over biological boys competing in (and dominating) women’s […]
Donald Trump says ‘loser’ Paul Ryan should be fired by Fox board
Former President Trump attacked former Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), saying he should be removed from Fox’s board of directors. “Rupert Murdoch should fire poor RINO Paul Ryan from the Fox board,” Trump wrote. Post on true social Early Thursday morning. “Ryan is a loser, always has been, always will be a loser. He was the […]
Tiger Woods relationship with Rory McIlroy estranged amid “messy” PGA Tour board drama
Ahead of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, Rory McIlroy spoke at length about the possibility of rejoining the PGA Tour Policy Committee, which he resigned from in November. He is “impatient” with the PGA Tour’s current negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and believes an agreement needs to be reached quickly. McIlroy also […]
LGBTQ rights activist kicked out of community board simply for asking questions
Community board members were expelled for simply having the courage to ask questions. Craig Slutkin, who served on Community Board 5, is a gay single father and a passionate and vocal supporter of gay and transgender rights. Like many parents, he believes that conversations about school policy should include the voices and perspectives of all […]