For this
generation of teens hugging [video | 02:35] seems to be
all the rage at high schools around the U.S. “A measure of how rapidly the ritual is spreading is that some students complain of peer pressure to hug to fit in.” And in some schools hugging has banned. “Touching and physical contact is very dangerous territory,” said Noreen Hajinlian, the principal at a junior high school in Hillsdale, N.J., where hugging has been banned for two years.
posted by ericb
on May 28, 2009 -
115 comments
Remember when folks were "up-in-arms" after learning that the Bush administration
paid prominent political commentator
Armstrong Williams $240,000 to promote 'No Child Left Behind' legislation? It turns out that a handful of liberal bloggers
pulled in some decent cash this past year from various political campaigns as consultants, while maintaining their "independent" blogs. Case in point:
Jerome Armstrong (
MyDD) made $115,000+ from Sherrod Brown (over 15 months) and $65,000 from Mark Warner (over 12 months). Turns out Armstrong
admitted this week that he has been writing on his blog under various aliases -- including 'Scott Shields.' 'Shields'
received payments from the Robert Menendez campaign.
posted by ericb
on Dec 8, 2006 -
57 comments
