Coverage Index: Harassing Soldiers' Children

by Joe Katzman at March 4, 2003 11:59 PM

We've got an update coming tomorrow... meanwhile, I notice people have been looking for this.

Here's where to find our coverage of the situation in Maine,and beyond. Trent Telenko uncovered the story for the team. Subsequently:

  • FEB. 24, 2003:Joe's original post lays the smackdown on this unconscionable behaviour, and explains how our system has degenerated to this state.

  • FEB. 24, 2003: Trent's follow-on post offers more details, and asserts that the problem stretches beyond Maine's borders.

  • Feb. 25, 2003: The Wall Street Journal picks up the story for Best of the Web. The Blogalanche begins.

  • Feb. 26, 2003: An Australian parent who just moved back from NYC has a similar problem. Our readers offer advice.

  • Feb. 26, 2003: Armed Liberal wades in with "On High Horses." A schoolmarmish (his word) tone of "superficial morality" characterizes more of his compatriots than he'd like. It's a weakness he has written about before, and this is a classic example.

  • FEB. 27, 2003: In our regular feature "The Bard's Breath, we offer some relevant advice from Emily Dickinson.

  • FEB. 27, 2003: Our update post Thursday covers the limp reaction of Maine's Education Commissioner, tracks ongoing coverage elsewhere, and explains how we're trying to help. Note to the Washington Times: Thanks for the e-mail and credit.

  • FEB. 27, 2003: Liza Porteus of FOX News, whom we've been proud to work with on this story, steps forward with her article.

  • Looks like this story really is going national. We'll do our best to keep everyone posted as developments come in. Hmm, CNN too.

  • This report in the Maine Press Herald seems to spend a lot of time with the teachers unions and government, whose leadership has not been exemplary. We offer it as further food for thought, courtesy of reader Phillip J. Birmingham.

  • MARCH 1, 2003: Abuse of military Children, Revisited. Trent Telenko apologizes for some mistakes, and offers his opinions.

  • MARCH 2, 2003: More coming on Maine Teachers' Story. Joe Katzman serves notice of both a factual update post and one that addresses Trent's last entry directly. He's not happy, and liberty turns that into a positive obligaton to debate.

  • MARCH 2, 2003: More Maine. Armed Liberal is watching this story "with interest and concern." He questions the recent direction of our coverage, and in particular the tone of Trent's recent post.

  • March 3, 2003: Harassing Soldiers' Children: Facts & Opinions. The research summary and update post Joe promised. What we know, what we don't, what we're doing, and what.

  • MARCH 5, 2003: Joe offers some credit where it's due, to City Manager Ed Barrett of Bangor, Maine.

  • MARCH 6, 2003: The Pain in Maine Related To Hussein. Joe's situation update takes us to specific cases and untangles some of the confusion around the early developments in this story - with a little help from his friends.

  • We'll keep on this story until it's done.

    Many folks have asked "what can I do"? First, ask some questions about your local schools and how they're handling this. In Maine, you can write to these addresses, but please follow this advice if you do. If you are involved in a situation like this or know someone who is, we're working with a few reporters and are happy to help get the story out. Drop a comment here, or write us directly: standup (at) windsofchange.net

    They're over there to fight for us. The least we can do in return is fight like hell for them and theirs back here.

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