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Robert B. Reich: Mr. President, joining the picket line is a good start

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

via The Courant (Connecticut)

Dear Mr. President: Kudos for joining the UAW picket line tomorrow. You're the first president to ever join a picket line. But, please, don't stop there.

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Little Rock Nine express concern over history education in Arkansas, nationwide

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

Members of the Little Rock Nine speaking to high school seniors on the 66th anniversary of the Little Rock Central High desegregation crisis criticized legislation passed in Arkansas and across the…

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Democrats’ plan of transitioning America to a one-party state

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

The Democratic Party has lost interest in America as a nation.

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Both Missouri U.S. senators opposed appointment of Joint Chiefs chair

Monday, September 25th, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)

Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley both have criticized Gen. Charles Brown for his focus on diversity policies while serving as top-ranking Air Force general.

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Confronting college’s contaminated ideological waters

Monday, September 25th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

In the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People, Dr. Stockmann, the town's doctor, discovers that the local spa, the main source of the town's economy, is making its patrons sick. After consulting with friends, Stockmann decides to publish an article in the newspaper bringing attention to this…

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Universities are teaching college students to behave like children

Monday, September 25th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

I recently sat down with three professors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, but this time, it was I who was doing the teaching. We discussed the fundamental rights enshrined in the First Amendment that protect every American's freedom to share her personal beliefs, without fear of…

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American universities produce the new activist class

Monday, September 25th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Since the 2020 George Floyd riots, America's colleges and universities have evolved from racial justice statements and classes to creating the next generation of activists with majors and community outreach.

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Battling cultural Marxists: Now is not the time for conservatives to be timid

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

The growing divide in the United States isn't merely political. It runs far deeper than that.

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BFFs (Best Frenemies Forever)

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)

Maybe the real treasure of the September 2023 extraordinary session was the friends we made along the way.

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Black Republicans are making ripples in state and national politics

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Black Republicans have gained national attention in recent months, their visibility coming at a time when the party appears to be shifting more to the right.

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Family sues school district, staff over student’s suicide

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

On the morning that 16-year-old Logan LeBlanc was buried -- having taken his own life after what a lawsuit alleges was repeated bullying -- a classmate came to his graveside.

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Texas Tribune (Texas)

In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state's book bans and restrictions on public school lessons.

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Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

In the months since Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, daily life for Florida's immigrant community has become fraught and governed by fear.

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Nine Mile Falls School Board incumbent who points to experience and collaboration faces challenger calling for transparency

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

The candidates vying for Position 3 on the Nine Mile Falls School Board agree there are pressing issues facing the district, but disagree starkly on what those issues are.

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Clarence Page: Yes, Black parents like school choice too

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Sun Journal (Maine)

It has become a grand tradition in journalism and politics to uncover a high-profile official who is responsible for public schools, yet — oops! — puts their own offspring in a private school.

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Dunwoody to offer electronics recycling on Oct. 1

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via AJC (Georgia)

Dunwoody residents can register now for the city's Electronics Recycling Event from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 1 at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody.

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Michael Harriot’s ‘Black AF History’ could hardly come at a better time

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Kunr (Nevada)

This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

Book Bans, Racism

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...

School Board – General, Racism

Questions from Florida’s Newly Adopted Classic Learning Test

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via The New Yorker (New York)

Jane owns 12 guns. Jimmy owns 23 guns. Fred owns 128 guns. Who is the coolest?

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