Debate grows over federal minimum wage raise
The Post-Standard argues a higher federal minimum wage from 5.15 to 7.25 is overdue to aid middle and low income workers. Senators Clinton and Schumer push linking wage hikes to congressional pay raises amid broader calls for economic fairness and tax policy changes.
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Post-Standard
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N.Y
New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Charles Schumer
Clinton
Schumer
Congress
Telegram letters to editor policy and contact details
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone for verification before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length and should be under 500 words. Thank you letters should be general. form letters, poems, or testimonials will not be printed.
The First Amendment Establishes Religious and Press Freedoms
The First Amendment bars government establishment of religion and protects free exercise and speech, the press, assembly, and petition for redress of grievances. It enshrines core rights against government action and safeguards civic engagement.
The boy crisis myth in education debunked in summer study
The piece argues the so called boy crisis is exaggerated, noting data showing girls improving in reading and writing while boys lead in math and science. It cites Ellen Goodman and Sara Mead, discusses race and class, and questions gendered narratives versus structural factors in education. It calls for focusing on individual children and broader social context rather than blaming gender alone.
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Christina Hoff Sommers
America
Doug Anglin
Milton High School
Massachusetts
Washington
Education Sector
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Grammar Police
Sara Mead
Boston
Mead
New York
Catch and Release Aged Court Ruling Haunts Border Policy
Rich Lowry critiques a 1980s injunction barring the INS from expelling Salvadorans amid a civil war. He notes the shift to catch and remove for other groups, but the injunction persists, hampering deportations as Salvadorans remain the largest non Mexican group apprehended. He argues deterrence works and urges DHS to lift the mandate.
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el Salvador
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Bush
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Michael Chertoff
Chertoff
Mexico
Congress
Washington
Finding a New Furry Friend
A cat person recounts arriving at a Kansas summer home and overcoming fear of a dachshund named Princess. The writer reflects on growing used to dogs, compares Princess to Sven the cat, and considers future bonding, ending with a note about a potential future puppy. Staff writer Catherine Odson.
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Kansas
Popcorn
Sven
Emily
Princess
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