Letters To The Editor On Retirement And Shared Living
A reader recounts a retirement fantasy turned legal nightmare as a family moves into spare rooms after a cruise and pushes for space upgrades and vehicle use. The piece critiques government spending and personal finances while imagining a ninetieth circuit court decision forcing eviction and added costs.
Independence from meat on the 4th of July
Boris Stutenheim of Baytown argues for independence from meat by promoting veggie burgers and soy dogs as healthier, toxin-free barbecuing options. He notes USDA advice emphasizes grilling for safety, while celebrating plant based foods as cholesterol free and ubiquitous in stores.
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Meat & Poultry Hotline
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Boris Stutenheim
Baytown
Today in History Highlights and Key Dates
On this date events include the 1844 murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Illinois the 1880 birth of Helen Keller in Tuscumbia Alabama the 1957 Hurricane Audrey fatalities estimated around 400 to 600 the 1984 NCAA football telecasts antitrust ruling the 1990 Hubble Space Telescope focus flaw the 2005 Supreme Court Ten Commandments rulings and BTK killer Dennis Rader’s 2000s admissions. Thought for Today quotes Viscountess Astor.
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Carthage
Illinois
Helen Keller
Tuscumbia
Alabama
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Louisiana
Texas
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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BTK
Dennis Rader
Wichita
Kansas
Rader
North Korea
Yongbyon
Civil War legacy lingers in Texas debate and hunger on campus
The piece argues the Civil War memory still influences Texas politics with Governor Abbott and the State Preservation Board’s 2019 removal of a plaque denying slavery as a war cause. It links the 1959 monument timing to civil rights pressures and notes broad historical sources, then shifts to student hunger and campus food insecurity across colleges, including Pell grant declines and the rise of campus food banks.
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State Preservation Board
Texas Capitol
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Texas
United States
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Martin Luther King
Congress
End Hunger on Campus by Replacing Poverty Naps with Pass Keys
The essay advocates removing the Poverty Naps hallway stigma by letting students register with The Store receive a passcode to take what they need without limits or supervision under an honor system. It highlights programs like Share Meals and Swipe Out Hunger, notes Sodexo’s leftovers alerts, and cites Kingsborough Community College’s urban farm. It argues SNAP expansion is needed, criticizes the Trump administration’s stance, and asserts hunger programs pay for themselves while aiding student success.
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Education Trust-West
U.S. News
New York Times
Lehman College
Bronx
New York University
Stony Brook University
Long Island
Government Accountability Office
Pell
Department of Education
Steve
George Washington University
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Temple University
Atlantic
The
College and University Food Bank Alliance
George Washington
Sodexo USA
Times
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
SNAP
GAO
Trump
Steve and
Cokie Roberts
Stevecokie
Gmail
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