Category: Government
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St. Joseph's "Catholic Values"
April 21, 2010 · Derek Silva
Disclaimer: I was “born” and raised Catholic. Baptized at about 1 month of age, have been through four of the seven holy sacraments, “lost the faith” at around …
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Exactly how ass backwards is London?
March 30, 2010 · Derek Silva
Please forgive the slightly crude blog title, but there really isn’t a better way to ask that question when I’m feeling the way I am. London implemented a …
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The School of One
December 6, 2009 · Derek Silva
While researching innovative approaches to educating our children, I came across a pilot project that was run this past summer at a single school in New York City. …
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Diane Beattie, I Want My $451,000 Back!
October 2, 2009 · Derek Silva
Dear LHSC Board of Directors and Diane Beattie, I want my $451,000 back. That’s right, every single penny of severance that was recently afforded to Diane Beattie after …
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6 Ways to Improve Government in 12 Months
August 17, 2009 · Derek Silva
I was recently on vacation in the Azores (archipelago of 9 islands about 1,500km from the coast of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean) and late one night I …