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Is a 34 year retired educator with a Masters Degree in Counseling - a free-lance writer with articles in Spanish and English Guideposts, Mothering, Oklahoma Observer, Oklahoma Gazette, Westview, Oklahoma Reader, The Lookout, Christian Standard, opednews.com ... . The author has the largest number of published "letters" in the history of Time magazine and NEA Today. had an LTTE in NEWSWEEK in December, 2007. Dale W. Hill is married with 5 children, 7 grand-children, one foster child, and 4 foster grandchildren. He and his wife, Marcella, live in Lawton, Oklahoma; he retired from Anadarko Public Schools in 2002. Hill is a computer collector, writer, and musician. Hill is a historian of Country Music, with 1972 Ovation and Martin BackPacker guitars. Favorite diatonic harmonica is a Hohner Special 20 and all chromatics, that "...scream The Blues!!"

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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, August 2, 2007
The William Bennett Syndrome William Bennett shares this syndrome with many multi-millionaires, ... and "celebrities. Just what is this syndrome.
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, March 23, 2007
The Parable Of The Sparrow And The Mustard Seed. The Parable of the Sparrow and The Mustard Seed. Opening ones house and stuffing the Bible down their throat, may not be the answer.
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 5, 2007
DO AWAY with SALLIE MAE AND DO AWAY WITH THE IRAQ WAR!!! The neocons, Republicans, and Bush administration has FIXED the situation where there will always be many students who choose to go to the Military rather than get an education. It is a Republican scandal that the Democrats need to fix.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 27, 2007
BURYING A CHILD AND TRAINING A SOCIOPATH! Am I bitter?? You bet I am. We still have only 4 kids. What would our oldest be doing right now? Don't brag to me about Haditha!
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The Spit That Made History What a great time watching David Letterman's top ten video clips of George W. Bush. Or, ... was it?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, July 12, 2007
Horny Toads, Red Ants, And The Soaring Eagle! Could this be the most gutless administration in the history of The United States. I think so. If a president can't save the horny toad, why should we expect anything more.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Lest We Forget; Hymnals and Katrina My thoughts go to church hymnals and church songs. Lest we forget ... like the mainstream media have forgotten Katrina and Bush's failure to deal with her.
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Ms. Bell's Curves Finding a dress that will tidy up Ms. Bell, such that she could find herself at both the Jr. and Senior Proms and, ... the graduation exercises.
(8 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 14, 2007
JOBS AGAINST JOBS! Apple used to own the education business in the United States and in much of the world. I wonder what happened?
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 28, 2006
Is Bush a Moron Is Bush a Moron or Not. Read this article which deals with that issure
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, November 8, 2007
POOPING IN A BUCKET! Is Scrooge still alive? Is the sky blue? Do the stars shine at night? Does a bear poop in the woods? Do the waterless poop in a 5 gallon bucket?
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, October 28, 2006
Bill O'REILLY, George Allen, and Lynne Cheney - All UNAMERICAN Censorship is unAmerican, but when candidates come down to the nutty nitty griddy, they will say and do anything as a last ditch effort to grab that politcal Ring. The worse people of the day: Bill O'Reilly, George Allen, and Lynne Cheney
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 17, 2007
Military Clinical Trials So, when is the last time that you have signed up for clinical trials so that drug companies can determine how affective their product is? Is our military using clinical trials on our soldiers?
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, July 14, 2007
SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND GEORGE BUSH! So, just how committed is Bush and his regime to public education. How about, ... Special Education. This IS an eye opener!
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 24, 2007
No Dog in That Hunt So the right-wingers go bananas about a bill to be voted on in California about banning corporal punishment before the age of three. They ain't even got a dog in that hunt, yet they still can't keep their mouths shut.
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 8, 2006
When The Levees Broke - an HBO Special HBO has done an exceptional job of putting a post-Katrina that needs to be watched. This documentary will cause the straddlers to fall off the fence.
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 23, 2008
McCain's Misogyny There is something more detestable than "N" word, or could it be just as detestable. If you say it, it must be in your vocabulary. Sorry folks, McCain's reference to women is simply not in my vocabulary.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 13, 2007
Walleye Time. A Lesson In Abnormal Psychology. Pit bulls don't bite! Rattlesnakes are harmless! Driving fast on ice is safe!! Let's go on the road less travelled, just for fun! I don't need a map! We can beat that train!
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, February 16, 2013
After The Recoil A real life account about what happens after a hand gun accident that kills a kindergartner.
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Dirty Ol' Egg Suckin' Dog (s) "Well, he ain't very handsome to look at." With apologies to Cowboy Jack Clement and Johnny Cash. My favorite Cash song that I sing!
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, May 10, 2007
LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR! How's it look out your back door? I see a lawn INO care. So what's out of the back door of the White House? "Udder poverty!" And what has the Bush White House done about it?
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, March 20, 2009
NCLB - Test-Boarding! Do we really need nationally normed tests to evaluate where our elementary students are when it comes to reading and math?
(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, October 22, 2007
Maher Left Speechless! Maher deserved to get mad. I'll bet their audience screeners will spend more time screening those who they invite to sit in the audience for his show. But that wasn't the best part of the program! Read on, oh disbelievers!
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 5, 2007
Bringing the Spirit of a Vietnam Vet up to Speed on Iraq "You think those guys running the Vietnam thing were idiots?"
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 17, 2009
Eunice Shriver - A Stroke of Genius Eunice Shriver, a stroke of genius that affects every citizen of the United States of America. Let us not forget.
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, October 31, 2006
King Bush, Knight Dick, and Princess Lynne! So the Cheney's "SLAPPED-DOWN" Wolfe Blitzer on CNN. Sorry Dickie and Lynnie, you can't lie and get away with it on The Situation Room. Score Blitzer=10 L Cheney= -5
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, April 21, 2007
Grading Bush's Eulogy So how would you have graded Bush's eulogy at Virginia Tech? Using NCLB terms, grade it A-F. But let' s look at his speech before.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Bush's Apostolic Ambitions Just how close is Bush to the disciples of Jesus. There are many who need some answers on this. Let us tackle it, with bible.org.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, September 9, 2007
BUSH HAS A LEG Prob ,,, er, LEGACY PROBLEM! Bush is desperately looking for legacy that he can claim his. His legacy must be something accomplished that had a positive outcome. I present some here; maybe you could add more.
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, August 31, 2006
You Can Get Everything You Want, ... . No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is just one more failure among the long list of Bush's Failures. How does your school measure up?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 8, 2008
Fakin' The Townhall Meeting! Never fear, when you have "short-term memory loss!" Teleprompters can cover up the worst disability.
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, August 7, 2008
We Need A Celbrity, Like Paris Hilton! Paris Hilton easily bested McCain as they shared video clips. Sadly, McCain is out of his ball game when it comes to the Hilton family. Pardon me while I LMHO at McCain's pathetic attempt one-upping, Ms. Paris.
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Kerry? Wrong person. Yesterday was all about George Allen! John Kerry wasn't the news yesterday. The news was George Allen.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 7, 2006
Bush: Cowboy or Rustler? So what makes President Bush act the way he does? Is it psychological. I've got my own theory on it. Maybe you can come up with a better reason.
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 21, 2006
Surviving In A Bright Red State Do you feel like you are the only Blue voter in a Red state? Stand up and smile and figure out a way to be heard.
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Welcome To My Town So the Bushites say our economy is up. They have forgotten the mandate from the last election. I read some place that the 33% left of Bush supporters are psychotics. At least, they say, the economy is up. Where?
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, August 26, 2007
EN GUARD! PULL OUT YOUR SWORD! Right-wingers are bull-headed and contentious. Don't be afraid to take them on, even when they start babbling about a million babies killed.
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Kill civilians with "smart bombs" as collateral damage, and nothing is said. Kill a bunch of civilians with guns, because you've lost your best buddy, finds you court martialed.
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 25, 2008
Bush Shoots Educational Funding Down Flu has hit our home. Yesterday, I couldn't talk. Our schools have been ravaged by the flu, with many students out. Yet, sadly, another form of flu has hit our schools - a strain caused by one man!
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, February 9, 2007
Of Rubber Hammers and Rubber Nails! Tom, "The Hammer" Delay, visits Wolfe Blitzer.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The "Black Hole Diet" It's working in Texas and DC, and might be the right weight-loss plan for all of us.
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, July 26, 2008
FLS & OMDD Who has these? Some conditions can be defined by and diagnosed by an open-mic. Can you recognize these?
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, December 1, 2006
What We Did Not Find In South Korea The country that idolizes American freedom, but refused to join the coalition to invade Iraq, had many more surprises in store for us.
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Really, What We Have Learned After 9/11? Twenty 9/11 thoughts. Exactly what have we learned from The Twin Towers? I'm sure you can add many more.
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, October 4, 2006
My Last Article! I'm Headed For Jail Time! Not My Fault! What a week? Woodward's book comes out, Foley's emails come out, and I have to go to jail. When I get back, you'll see my articles again on opednews. Sorry!
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, March 10, 2007
Hens' Teeth Anybody? I'll take a Bear Claw any day over a donut hole, and a long-john over hen's teeth. There is zero cost in up-keep hens' teeth. But me? I think I'll just go lay an egg!
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Neocons Just Can't Multiply! Republicans love to hate, Worship the 10 Commandments, and love Fox. But, ... they simply cannot multiply. Maybe it's a Learning Disability, you think?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 5, 2006
When Cows Fly, ... er Vote! Oklahom, the first red state in any election. It's God and lesbians. Find the person who was goofing off, instead of paying attention?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 14, 2006
American Airlines - It's Time To Sue ABC American Airlines - the real way they act, during check-in. I don't think they would have allowed the guy without a picture on and here's why.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Remembering Beslan and thinking Peaches How did you celebrate the first day of school? Remember Beslan?
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 18, 2007
President Bush's Incredible God-Given Gift! Let the Bible guide us in salvaging Baghdad.
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 2, 2006
One Step From The Classroom to Iraq Students, today, have more to offer than students in the '60s. How fast would a young Republican switch to a Democrat if the draft was reinstated.
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, September 25, 2006
Impeached! Bush Uncertifiable!! After impeachment, don't expect to see Bush and any of his cronies, teaching in the Oklahoma School Systems. Why?
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, November 28, 2006
In Order To Teach, We Must Impeach!!!! Bush had a ball sending all the criminals to the death room in Texas. That should have been a clue to the voters, that this man has no honor, even among theives and killers. So it is time for him to get his "come upins."
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, September 25, 2006
Torturers Can Not Get A Teacher's Certification In Oklahoma I wonder? Hmm, could Bush and Cheney make it in one of today's K-12 classes. This is an honest look at the possibilities that YOUR CHILD COULD BE TAUGHT BY A TORTURE FANATIC!
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 30, 2008
"THIS IS FOR KHATTAB!" Every time they clapped for the president's good news in Iraq, I had to force myself from throwing up. You see, I know what it feels like to lose a child - a baby that mommy carried for 9 months and was raised only to die in Iraq for a fake war! You see, when a child dies, we don't see their future children and accomplishments. We bury them, ... with a drapped American flag which is given to the parents. How neat!
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, October 21, 2006
Send The Gideons, PPLLLEASE! Kuo and the Christian Right! Language, grammar, and White House and Republican words and deeds.
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 5, 2006
Not a Slap-Down, ... a Meltdown Therapeutic apologies are good for the id, Tony. Unfortunately, Kerry's apology works just fine. Yours and your bosses, saying "I'm sorry, doesn't work.
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, December 21, 2006
Lou, Get Real and Get Off Public Education We cannot talk about immigration policies without talking about education. We cannot talk about the Iraq War without talking about education.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, September 23, 2007
Here Spot! Here Spot! It's Time To Come In! MoveOn.org. Keeping Bush and his Generals honest in an administration that is anything but honest!
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, October 10, 2007
OOZING INTO REALITY - WHERE ARE THE HEROES? I know what death smells like, and I don't like the smell or the taste of it. I troops will be coming home and their experiences will have affected them profoundly. Are we ready?

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