Honor Sept 11 by deeds not a holiday
An argument against turning Sept 11 into a national holiday. The author urges memorials through concrete actions across communities. Names of victims should live on via public projects and renamed spaces, reflecting resolve and perseverance.
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New York
Washington, D.C
United front urged to resist terror wave by Israeli PM Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tells his Cabinet at the weekly meeting that all must stay united and fight the wave of terror. Mariane Pearl remembers her husband Daniel Pearl at a memorial service and vows to keep his memory alive. Helen Mirren accepts the supporting actress SAG Award for Gosford Park amid reflections on identity and spectacle.
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Ariel Sharon
History highlights march 11 1942 to raisin in the sun opening
On this date events include Douglas MacArthur leaving the Philippines for Australia during World War II and vowing I shall return. Napoleon married by proxy to Marie Louise in 1810 and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun opened in 1959.
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Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Australia
Napoleon
France
Marie Louise
Austria
Vention
Montgomery
Ala
United States
Taft
Arlington National Cemetery
Franklin Roosevelt
Lorraine Hansberry
New York
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Kansas Legislature considers driver licenses for undocumented LMI
The Kansas Legislature debates allowing undocumented individuals to apply for driver licenses. Voters are invited to comment via email with options Yes No Not sure.
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Kansas
Backpacking through Central and South America
Dolores Hope recounts two Kansas City volunteers and her daughters backpacking trip through Central and South America after Christmas 2001. Excerpts describe Guarjila El Salvador Mayan ruins Copan Tela Tela mayor hopes, Tela to Managua travel by truck bed with Hondurans, visits to Managua, Gate's BBQ, Somoza bunker, Sandino silhouette, and reflections on regional history. The piece notes encounters with local youth, Jesuit volunteers, and enduring hope amid exploitation and poverty.
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Ince
Central
South America
Kansas City
Missouri
Honduras
Copan
Tela
National Congress
Mayberry
USA
Central America
Managua
Nicaragua
Michael Bolton
Marvin
Rachel
U.S. Marine
Somoza
Sandino
Eduardo Galeano
Spanish Language Debate in Texas Signals Shift in Politics
Syndicated columnist Roger Hernandez notes the first Spanish language Texas gubernatorial debate among Dan Morales and Tony Sanchez marks decline of Angry White Male influence. Debaters used translation, underscoring Hispanic political power and broader English-Spanish accessibility in statewide discourse.
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Texas
AWM
Dan Morales
Awms
Morales
Tony Sanchez
United States
Rick Perry
Mexico
Perry
Sanchez
Afghan toll and US war policy raise questions of justice
The piece contrasts President Bush’s wartime rhetoric with limited press coverage of victims’ families lobbying for compensation, cites ongoing Afghan civilian deaths, and critiques Pentagon transparency. It references Professor Harold’s estimates, Rumsfeld’s blame, and argues for truthful reporting and restraint to avoid revenge. Col. Daniel M. Smith of the Center for Defense Information comments.
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Bush
Capitol Hill
U.S
Rita Lazar
Abe Zelmanowitz
World Trade Center
National Cathedral
Law
Yugoslavia
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Kosovo
Marc Harold
University of New Hampshire
Harold
Taliban
al- Qaida
Donald Rumsfeld
al-Qaida
United States
Kabul
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