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NEW MATH, OLD TRICKS

NEW MATH, OLD TRICKS

              You know what an equation is? It’s a “mathematical statement.” Math is a language, like French or Spanish, that lets you express things that are hard to say other ways. Think “C’est la vie, ma Cherie, pour toujours l’amour,” which can be expressed in non-French but doesn’t sound as good.               The equation is about two things that equal each other. It looks like this: A = B               –Example: 2 + 2 = 4.  The 2 + 2…

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THE NIGHT IT ALL GOT REAL.

THE NIGHT IT ALL GOT REAL.

Last Thursday night, March 10th, at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, it all just got real. All that inflation talk, all the jokes about “spend it now while it’s still worth something,” all the chuckles at us stoopid-heads, all the joyous flinging of Federal Largesse in all directions, all the happy-happy-happy just…ended.                 Once a little kid was fascinated by this pretty ball, sorta basketball-sized sphere, with little bugs flying in and out, hanging from the outside roof. His…

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