Archive for August, 2008
A Year In…A Request For Our Readers
It’s been a year. Time to change the game.
Within the next three weeks, we’re going to introduce some new features, a new design, and open the site for more commentary from the community at large. While I can’t discuss that in more detail right now, I do want to get your opinion and thoughts about [...]
McCain chooses Palin as Vice Presidential Candidate
As CNN and other sources report, first term Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been selected by John McCain as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee. Palin was the youngest and person and first female elected governor of Alaska.
She has been governor of Alaska since December 2006. She was mayor of a town in Alaska for six [...]
Cougar Classic open for Registration!
Director of Debate at Chattahoochee High School, Maggie Berthiaume, just let me know about the opening of registration for the 10th annual Cougar Classic at Chattahoochee High School. The Chattahoochee tournament provides teams the first two-day Varsity Policy competition of the season in Georgia. There will be great competition as always in all events including [...]
Shedding some light on the Fort Hays incident
Weeks have passed since this news was first announced to the debate community and the global community. Recent articles have displayed Fort Hays State University taking action on the situation by firing coach Bill Shanahan and suspending the program indefinitely. However, I’d like to share an article I found on an NDT/CEDA post by common [...]
Obama Chooses Biden as Vice Presidential Candidate
Joe Biden on Meet the Press
As CNN and other sources report, six-term Delaware senator Joe Biden has been selected by Barack Obama as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. Biden is the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and has served as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
He ran during the 2008 primaries, but dropped [...]
Announcing the Sequoyah Debate Tournament!
I just received an email from Sequoyah coach, Matt Bartula, announcing the 1st annual Sequoyah Debate Tournament. The Tournament will be held on November 8, 2008 and offers a great one day experience for competition before tournaments like Fayette County and Carrollton that follow. The tournament will be up on Joy of Tournaments [...]
2008-2009 GFCA Novice Packet Released!
James Herndon, former coach at Chattahoochee and current debate coach at Emory University, has spent this summer working on the Novice Packet as well as other debate evidence you can find at the NDCA Open Ev Site. After quickly glancing at this year’s Novice Evidence packet, I will go out and say this one [...]
