By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive Like most Nevadans, the murder of a Las Vegas journalist shocked the conscience. Jeff German was found stabbed to death outside his home. Subsequently Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested on suspicion of the murder. The motive appears to be a series of stories German wrote about Telles that uncovered … [Read more...] about Sherm: This is not the end of the story
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Sherm: Teachers, please don’t rewrite history
By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive I’m sorry that teachers look bad after the pandemic. But pretending they didn’t do what they did does no one any good. The Associated Press reports that “Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the … [Read more...] about Sherm: Teachers, please don’t rewrite history
Sherm: Yes, I will get the new COVID booster shot this fall
By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive By the time you read this, an updated COVID-19 booster shot will be on the market and unlike previous boosters this one will target the latest strains of the virus. I admit that I’m generally irritated with the federal government’s performance on the pandemic. Remember last Thanksgiving when the powers-that-be tried to tell us … [Read more...] about Sherm: Yes, I will get the new COVID booster shot this fall
Sherm: Raid of the century and the ‘confidential’ Berkeley Barb
By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive Pardon me if I’m still shocked by the news that the Joe Biden administration raided ex-President Donald Trump’s home and confiscated boxes of documents the government said belonged in the National Archive. Before we get started, let me comment on journalists who say we shouldn’t call it a “raid.” Call it a “search.” I’ve got … [Read more...] about Sherm: Raid of the century and the ‘confidential’ Berkeley Barb
Sherm: Call me old fashioned, but …
By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive At the risk of sounding more like a knuckle-dragging troglodyte than I really am, may I please push back on the woke genda that we must make voting easy as pie – minimum effort, no sacrifice, little sense of duty. Progressives want a system in which you don’t even have to leave the light of your own cell phone to vote. They … [Read more...] about Sherm: Call me old fashioned, but …