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Full-time in the summer
No new writing commitments for me for about two or three years. I’m working full time right now, without being paid, given the book I’m trying to write, a few grants I’d like to submit this summer, some other research, the journal, etc. I realized this morning as I was resting (my leg is still […]
Well, that was fine as far as it went
I don’t think I’m going to be doing any more substantive writing or focusing for the rest of the evening, thanks to the growing batting skills of my 11-year-old son. The batting cage didn’t have a screen, and I (stupidly) threw him BP. He effectively walloped the ball several times, and one of the line […]
Calendars and conferences
I have to make a choice soon about where I’ll be spending my spring 2007 conference time. It’s either the Population Association of America (PAA) March 29-31 (Thu-Sat) or the American Educational Research Association (AERA) April 9-13 (Mon-Fri). Actually, I don’t think I have a choice—as a journal editor, I should go to AERA when […]
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Theo Bell, RIP
By Sherman Dorn on June 22, 2006
Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Tampa Bay Buccaneer Theo Bell died yesterday after a long battle with kidney disease. I knew him from my brief involvement with a local GEAR UP project a few years ago. Some years after leaving the NFL in 1985, he earned a masters and devoted his time to following kids in […]
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