Teachers Fuel Political Drive Boosts for NEA and AFT
NEA members nationwide donated about 1.1 million this year with a goal of 4 million. teachers seek higher pay and better working conditions through federal aid and bargaining power while critics warn of union influence. The AFT pursues growth, especially in Texas and California, amid merger strains and Florida expulsion signaling intramural battles within education unions.
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Political Action Fund
National Education Association
NEA
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American Medical Association
Marine Engineers Association
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Aid To Education
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White House
Albert Shanker
Texas
California
Shanker
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Florida Education Association
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Aiken Author Publishes Bird Focused Columns
Helen Mary Fenninger, longtime writer for the Aiken Standard, collects her bird themed columns into a book titled Bird Talk and Trivia. She describes bird and squirrel co existence in her yard, notes blue jays warning calls, and explains her writing routine and aspiration to bring readers joy rather than profit.
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Helen Mary Fenninger
Ninger, Aiken
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Etiquette clash over new wife and mother in law
Dear Abby advises that one of the two women yield. The wife should initiate contact with the mother, given the mother's age, to preserve family harmony. The columnist notes personal fault on both sides and suggests reaching out with a first move.
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Art Touches Everyone Aiken Artist Shapes Daily Life
Nancy Porter, an Aiken painter and former Gastonia high school art teacher, believes art touches daily life and helps people express themselves. She works from photographs, enjoys portraits of her son Bobby, landscapes around Williamsport and new abstracts, and has a December exhibit at the University of South Carolina Aiken.
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University of South Carolina
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