Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
Politician and member of the Democratic party who became a U.S. Senator from South Dakota in 1997 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for ten years.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 December 1946
CityCanton, SD
CountryUnited States of America
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The American people in general won this debate.
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It seemed obvious to me our arguments on behalf of Ellsworth were gaining traction.
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They are spending probably 100 times what they used to spend on parent engagement. We're just not getting any value out of that. How can you have a full-time, union person in the school as a parent coordinator and still not have a functioning P.T.A.?
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This is one more step in the direction of a more national, systematic approach to what has been a very troubling issue, I think, for many of us,
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It has been an extremely successful year for Belle Rock Entertainment and it's a tremendous honor to end 2005 by being recognized in such a positive way by our players. The GOM Awards are extremely well known in the industry and are deemed to be a good barometer of success. It is certainly heartening to see that the various products in the Belle Rock Entertainment portfolio are recognized by both players and industry experts for the excellent quality entertainment they offer and these accolades will serve to inspire us to reach even greater heights next year.
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I can see how it could have raised questions. But I can assure you it was coincidental.
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Essentially, these requests boil down to asking people to do their jobs.
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I have long believed that the education of our nation's children should be the result of a strong federal-state-local partnership.
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David was dealing with a person who was a friend and colleague. He also had to think about what all this meant for the news division. My observation is that he always erred on the human side of his role, and his job to be a friend to Peter.
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Peter's life was incredibly full -- full of adventure, full of learning, full of teaching, full of love.
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Parents are very angry ... they're trying to make a point.
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Peter's life was incredibly full -- full of adventure, full of learning, full of teaching, full of love.
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Parents are very angry ... they're trying to make a point.
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I don't see a problem with it...I don't anticipate any discussion about the other matters tonight.