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NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY:

You knew deep in your heart that June 5 was going to be special. . .and for doughnut lovers it is. Friday is National Doughnut Day, and it appears that Randy’s, Voodoo, Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme are offering free in-store doughnuts. The offers are usually for “classic” doughnuts such as plain cake, crumb cake, raised or iced. If you just happen to be in a doughnut shop tomorrow, it can’t hurt to ask if they are participating in Doughnut Day.

HEN PARTY:

Dana Carvey used to play the “church lady.” The fictional character was pious, self-righteous and judgmental.  He said the character was an impersonation of the women in his church who unofficially kept track of attendance. Instead of adopting a Christian attitude, those women always felt a bit superior to others. I always thought of those women as hens, pecking and scratching in the dirt. They gossip behind people’s back and usually didn’t have anything nice to say. It turns out hen parties are alive and functioning on Nextdoor as people take turn cutting down and criticizing people they don’t agree with. It’s interesting that the people who are most vocal about other people’s faults, do it because of their own insecurities.

COUNTING VOTES:

Jamie Paige from the California Post reported on a visit today, June 4, to the 144,000-square-foot Los Angeles County ballot processing facility. She wrote that large sections of the warehouse and rows of workstations sat empty, despite a massive backlog of uncounted votes. Paige reported “The scrutiny comes as Los Angeles County spends nearly $336 million annually on the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office.

“County budget records show the department has more than 1,100 budgeted positions.

“The department is led by Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan, who oversees the elections and earns an annual salary of $448,179, according to county records.”

According to the story “with more than 700,000 ballots still outstanding, experts say it could be weeks before voters know which candidates will advance to the November ballot.”

Is California's inability to count the reason that K-12 students rank below average in math? According to the Nation’s Report Card, California fourth graders rank around 38^th and eighth graders around 43rd out of 50 states.

Sue Pascoe

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