Happy Halloween! Links for you. Science:
The Rare Mountain Mammoth
Domesticating the Fennec: Dog Domestication 2.0?
The Allais Paradox
Other:
The Myth of the Bad Teacher
Hard questions loom for patronage 'king': Investigations are swirling around Representative Thomas Petrolati, a legislative leader with huge sway over Probation Department hiring and a history of acting as if ordinary rules do not apply to him.
Boot the Blue Dogs
The Myth of Charter Schools
Behind the Washington Consesus on School Reform Is the Washington Consensus on Poverty
GOP House Candidate Jesse Kelly Says 'It's Our Job To Protect Ourselves' From Salmonella Outbreaks (where does the GOP find these bozos?)
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