A Knight in Dragonland

Yes, I know … I’ve been remiss in my blogging duties in regards to Pekin school consolidation. Blame the multiple viral plagues that runneth amok throughout the city of Pekin. M’lady, myself and all four Little Dragons have been sick with not one, but two different viruses that have made their sickly way through the Knightly Manor. I’ve been busy cleaning up barf and phlegm and hacking my own lungs out. I hope you’ll excuse my relative absence from the blogosphere.

But now … the blog must go on. Speaking of phlegm, Mangan is at it again. He again makes an appearance on the Opinion page of the Times, this time criticizing Michelle Teheux for the supposed lack of “facts” in her excellent January 24 editorial. Of course Mangan offers no facts of his own to support his position. In other words, typical Mangan … sound and fury signifying nothing.

Please show the people of Pekin your evidence, Mr. Mangan. Where are these vaunted “facts” that you and your supporters keep prattling on and on and on about? Is there some secret password that I need to access them? Do I need to belong to some mystic cabal to have the privilege of this secret knowledge? Please prove to us, the unenlightened, that school consolidation will improve the academic fortunes of our children. So far we’ve heard nothing but hot air. Until you show us your proof, Mr. Mangan, your criticism of Ms. Teheux is just a bunch of angry noise – the whining of a petulant child denied his favorite toy.