Joe DiMaggio Remembered as Baseball Legend and Shy Hero
Editorial tribute to Joe DiMaggio highlights his graceful play at Yankee Stadium, his quiet personality, and lasting impact on baseball. It recalls his rise from San Francisco, his bridge between Ruth and Mantle, and his enduring presence after death on March 8.
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Texas vouchers show private aid draws underperformers
A Horizon Project scholarship program in San Antonio's Edgewood district drew 837 students, with 566 transferring from Edgewood and many below average on state and national tests. Supporters argue vouchers spur improvement while critics claim public schools lose funds, but Edgewood's performance is said to be improving as the program pressures district reforms.
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CEO Horizon Project
San Antonio
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Children’s Educational Opportunity Foundation
CEO America
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Edgewood
Teachers’ Union
Bob Chase
National Education Association
Chase
Edgewood Publi
Investor's Business Daily
Horizon
Roberto Aguirre
Aguirre
America
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc
Harvard University
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
University of Texas
Dolores Munoz
Women who shaped history through courage and activism
Seven pioneering women are profiled for Women's History Month, highlighting Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Rachel Carson, Mother Jones, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Delores Huerta, and Helen Chavez. The piece notes Tubman’s Underground Railroad work, Wells’s anti lynching crusade, Carson’s Silent Spring influence, the IWW founding, and UFW organizing efforts.
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Canada
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South
Wells
Rachel Carson
Carson
Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Harris
Jones
Lucy Gonzalez Parsons
Industrial Workers of the World
IWW
Elizbeth Gurley Flynn
Lawrence
Mass
Afl-Cio
Delores Huerta
Cesar Chavez
Helen Chavez
Farm Worker Association
United Farm Workers
UFW
Family vents over murder sentence at Southside Pawn case
In a Tuesday court appearance for the June 23, 1997 murder of a brother at Southside Pawn & Gold, the victim’s family decried the sentence as too lenient. They blasted Judge Epps, the jail guard’s defense of the defendant, and demanded justice and accountability in the county system.
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Southside Pawn & Gold
Sculpture for Laurens and Richland Circle Draws Town Debate
Rosamond McDuffie of Aiken argues against a modern sculpture proposed for downtown’s Laurens and Richland intersection. She says the design is out of scale and clashes with Aiken’s heritage, urging a slower process to seek a theme true to the town and invite broader artist input.
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Laurens
Richland
Aiken
Rosamond McDuffie Aiken
Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor
Readers are invited to submit brief letters with signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address: Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. Email: editorial@seescape.net.
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