Nutty Professorteacher faces suspension over pipe bomb lesson
Florida high school social studies teacher Timothy Falls faced a 10 day suspension and loss of pay after allegedly describing pipe bomb components and where to place one at Palm Harbor University High School in the wake of the Columbine massacre. The district vows to consider firing and possible prosecution while union leader Jade Moore defends his remarks as academic free speech and First Amendment rights.
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Jerry Lewis
Eddie Murphy
Columbine High School
Littleton
Colo
Timothy Falls
Falls
Palm Harbor University High School
Jade Moore
Teachers Union
Moore
Florida
Key American historic firsts and pledges
On June 14 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. In 1775 the U S Army was founded. In 1846 settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California. In 1954 Eisenhower signed an order adding under God to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Army
U.S
Sonoma
Republic of California
Eisenhower
Cockroaches in the light as ethics erode in modern culture
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts critiques a culture that monetizes deceit and infidelity. A Texas TV show plans dramatic confrontations while Alibi Agency offers paid services to help cheaters dodge consequences. Revenue from memberships suggests a troubling shift toward amoral capitalism and hollow moralism, as powerful entities profit from private betrayals.
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Alibi Agency
London
Reuters
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Control the movies not just who gets into them Boston
Elen Goodman argues against photo ID for R rated films as a knee jerk response to violence in media. She critiques the ratings system, warns about desensitization from harmful violence, and calls for changing movie content rather than enforcing gatekeeping.
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Columbine
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Conan the Destroyer
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University of California At Santa Barbara
Donnerstein
Elen Goodman
The
Boston Globe
Public forum on evolution drives editor response
Wes Ryan of 2405 Jacob Ave cites Krishtai Kas and cites Colin Patterson remarks from 1981, challenging evolution as a stable hypothesis and questioning why it is treated as scientific fact in education and society. He references the British Museum of Natural History and American Museum of Natural History events.
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London
British Museum of Natural History
Colin Patterson
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Field Museum of Natural History
University of Chicago
Wes Ryan
Jacob Ave
Legacy of public parks and Kansas gatherings echo in Lawrence
The Lawrence Journal recalls 19th century gifts and civic hopes from Topeka acres to Bismarck Grove. It notes Mr Gage's 80 acre park bequest, praising parks with lakes for the poor and urging a Lawrence benefactor to endow Bismarck Grove for citizens' use.
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Topeka
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Kansas
Lawrence
Bismarck Grove
North Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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