Operation: Let Them Speak

By: Diane Benjamin There were several comments from people claiming to be NCHS Matt Chapman students I didn’t post. Personal attacks on me were automatically deleted. They were made to this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/10/10/matt-chapman-comment-from-a-student/ This one I saved just for a story. Eventually every leftists will show their true colors and prove the indoctrination they tried […]

Matt Chapman – comment from a student

By: Diane Benjamin Does Matt Chapman teach anything about the history of the Democrat Party? Slavery, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, blocking desegregation in schools, opposition to civil rights legislation? (Just to name a few) From his Facebook comment he isn’t: . This comment was left by one of his students: . Chapman is obviously […]

Normal Community Report Card

By: Diane Benjamin Last night I had a comment from a person I didn’t post. The writer claimed Matt Chapman was a great teacher who helped a son a lot. This person also stated Chapman wears shirts with political messages to spur classroom discussions. That person failed to notice not every student at NCHS is […]

Teachers Don’t Have Freedom of Speech in Classrooms!

By: Diane Benjamin If you don’t understand that concept you didn’t read yesterday’s story word-for-word: https://blnnews.com/2025/10/07/proof-political-propaganda-is-allowed-at-unit-5/ This isn’t a tough thing to understand if you start with the fact kids are classroom captives. They can’t get up and walk out. They are forced to endure whatever propaganda a teacher wants them exposed to. If communication […]

Fly on the Wall: NCHS

I hear NCHS students will be doing a charity talent show. Fabulous except where the money raised will go: Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. That organization is an NGO with more than 90% of it’s revenue from tax dollars. Obviously there aren’t any local or state children that need “relief”. Did students or advisors pick PCRF? […]

Finally: A discussion on what government SHOULD be

By:  Diane Benjamin Please share this story! I’ve been asking for this discussion for years, the next local election will FORCE it to happen.  Why does local government exist and what powers should it have and NOT have?  Obviously Bloomington screwed up big time when the Coliseum was built against the wishes of the citizens. […]

Unit 5 forced my hand

By:  Diane Benjamin I was going to wait to post these letters until I received the Unit 5 emails.  Since I may not see them until January, I’m going to post the letters now. Standards Based Grading is making teachers, kids, and parents nuts.  It proves why your kids should not be in the Public […]