Actually, I have found Spectrum’s local news to be decent. They do a better job on state government. Also, PBS NewsHour - for national news - does a really good job.
A good piece but you have fallen into the same trap as almost everyone else by saying that Commissioner Rosa is picking on Cambridge. That's not true. She was ruling on a 310 petition filed by four families of students in the Cambridge school district (I'm one of the petitioners). These are legal proceedings and are not decided on a whim. Her rulings are based on research done by the NYSED legal department and are based on policy and existing precedents. Rosa issued her decision that the Cambridge BOE had been arbitrary and capricious in reversing the retirement on the Indians mascot and had abused their discretion. Rosa did not "axe" the Indian, she just reinstated the original BOE decision to retire it. She didn't rule on other districts, because nobody filed appeals in those districts.
Hopefully this will be addressed through legislative action to ban Native mascots in NY soon. There is a bill in committee now.
Excellent information on the exact legal issue. But I believe the school was instructed to remove all images and that makes it look like they are being singled out.
Excellent column ~ Spot On!
Great thoughts in this mornings article!
At least newspapers are 5 points above television news.
The only televised news I trust is YouTube clips of Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers monologues.
Actually, I have found Spectrum’s local news to be decent. They do a better job on state government. Also, PBS NewsHour - for national news - does a really good job.
Back when I watched tv I did like PBS. McNeil and Lehrer were great and I loved Gwen Ifill who sadly died so young.
I am sorry to see newspapers don’t have a wider margin over tv as far as trust goes. Since they’re mostly my go to source for news.
I read Bulwark every morning as well. I may be risking my liberalness reading Republican articles, tho. Oops, I mean RINOs.
Correction: Glens Falls quietly changed from “the Indians” to Glens Falls Nation eliminating the Indian head logo several years ago.
I was not aware of that. They already had the “Glens Falls National” T-shirts.
A good piece but you have fallen into the same trap as almost everyone else by saying that Commissioner Rosa is picking on Cambridge. That's not true. She was ruling on a 310 petition filed by four families of students in the Cambridge school district (I'm one of the petitioners). These are legal proceedings and are not decided on a whim. Her rulings are based on research done by the NYSED legal department and are based on policy and existing precedents. Rosa issued her decision that the Cambridge BOE had been arbitrary and capricious in reversing the retirement on the Indians mascot and had abused their discretion. Rosa did not "axe" the Indian, she just reinstated the original BOE decision to retire it. She didn't rule on other districts, because nobody filed appeals in those districts.
Hopefully this will be addressed through legislative action to ban Native mascots in NY soon. There is a bill in committee now.
Excellent information on the exact legal issue. But I believe the school was instructed to remove all images and that makes it look like they are being singled out.