...promising high-quality educations and tremendous employment prospects.The truth is that many of these educational snake-oil salesmen promise more than they can deliver.So say not one but two recent studies published by the National Bureau...

...participate in as a performer in Juneau?Most recently, I played the part of the assistant to Dulcamara, a traveling snake-oil salesman in the opera "The Elixir" by Donizetti. In fact, I had no set singing role for that part, although I chose...

...participate in as a performer in Juneau?Most recently, I played the part of the assistant to Dulcamara, a traveling snake-oil salesman in the opera "The Elixir" by Donizetti. In fact, I had no set singing role for that part, although I chose...

In early days it was easy to spot the snake-oil salesman as his wagon came to town with signs and bottle labels testifying to the wondrous elixir in his possession. The internet...

...focused so-called Montessori programs on academics. A flood of "trainers" began selling variations of the method like snake-oil cures. There are plenty of Southeast Alaskans who reject public education and choose to "home-school" or provide...

...also giving astrological readings by appointment. I'm sure if you have any money left after that, they'll have some snake oil to sell you too. Didn't they use to tar and feather these types and run them out of town on a rail? Surely the citizens...

...around to being built, if ever (and Heaven forfend that as well). This is a crazy promotional scheme on the level of snake-oil. It should have been banished as a nightmare before it cast its pall upon the light of day. William E. Brown Gustavus

...of modern television advertising - the increasing frequency of messages that are little more than space age pitches by snake oil peddlers. I suspect you have seen some of them, but having spent most of my working life around broadcast commercials...

...develop alternative energy, such as hydro, wind, geothermal and biomass. "These projects cannot even flirt with snake-oil science - they have to be real, doable and economic," she said. She said she'll appoint an energy coordinator to...

...instead of hiding behind closed doors with secret meetings waiting to sell their vote to the highest bidder. Tell your legislators to do their job or find another one, because we do not have to put up with snake oil salesmen. Shane Wirtz Juneau