Category Archives: Education

Manassas City School Board had a Busy Night.

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Rick Bookwalter

Tonight’s meeting of the Manassas City School Board at city hall was a bit eventful. The bids for the new Baldwin school came in, and they are 30% over budget. The MCPS staff presented new plans to get that number … Continue reading →

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Hittin’ the Books

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Rick Bookwalter

Classes have ended, Finals are over, and the Grades are in. I have just finished my first college course in 30 years, Intro to Computer Technology at Northern Virginia Community College. I took the class with two of my sons, … Continue reading →

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Why the School Board Elections Really Matter

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Rick Bookwalter

I was talking to friend of mine at yesterday’s parish festival, and a comment he made stopped me short. We were discussing this Tuesday’s Manassas City elections, and he said that the City Council elections were what was really important. The … Continue reading →

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Do We Need the Department of Education?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Rick Bookwalter

Charles Murray discusses the Constitutionality, Necessity, and Effectiveness of this massive federal institution. DANGER…serious political incorrectness ahead…here.

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A Visit to Heaven

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Rick Bookwalter

  A protestant pastor visits a Catholic Seminary and finds it a lot like a A Visit to Heaven.  So what did he find: I found men who love Jesus with a passion and wholeness that I find rare among … Continue reading →

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