Views on Nazi themed assignment criticized by editor
Readers critique state Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia and Oswego County BOCES over a controversial critical thinking assignment that asked students to imagine Nazi era perspectives. The letter calls the approach misguided and improper and suggests a field trip to Safe Haven museum for constructive learning.
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Mary Ellen Elia
Oswegon County
America
Michael DeNobile
Safe Haven Museum
Budget would hobble progress and science leadership
The editorial warns that President Trump’s proposed budget would cut NIH by 18 percent and slash climate, EPA, and NSF funding, risking U.S. science leadership, medical advances, and higher education enrollment as federal R&D support wanes and private funding can’t fill the gap. It calls on Congress to restrain cuts and support sustained science investment to maintain innovation and competitiveness.
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America
United States
Trump
Feds
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Agriculture
National Science Foundation
U.S
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Singapore
Congress
Letters to New York and New York State representatives
A list of contact addresses for U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand State Senator Patty Ritchie Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Assemblyman Will Barclay includes office locations in Washington Oswego New Hartford Fulton and New York addresses with street numbers and districts for outreach to elected officials.
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U.S
Kirsten Gillibrand
Dirksen
Washington, D.C
Patty Ritchie
E. Bridge St. Oswego, N.Y
Claudia Tenney
French Road
New Hartford
N.Y
Great Catholic Parishes as Engine for Civic Renewal
National Review writer Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews William E. Simon Jr. about Parish Catalyst and his book Great Catholic Parishes. He argues parishes are the nation’s greatest engine for good, with 80 million Catholics in the U.S. and 64 million parish-affiliated, urging small steps of service and community work to reinvigorate faith in daily life.
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Washington, D.C
California
William E. Simon Jr
Simon
Rick Warren
United States
Rome
Pope Francis
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Manhattan
Massi Progress
Othe Bias
Akuiire
New York
Kathryn Jean Lopez
The
National Review Institute
National Review Online
Catholic Voices USA
Klopez
Nationalreview.com
History Highlights From April Fifth Across Years
A concise roll of notable events on April 5 including Washington’s first veto in 1792, the Mayflower voyage ending return trip in 1621, Keller learning water in 1887, MacArthur’s death in 1964, Hughes and Ginsberg obituaries, and Obama’s 2012 jobs bill. Historical snapshots feature dates, places and people such as Washington, Mayflower, Keller, Churchill, Daley, MacArthur, Hughes, Ginsberg, Bush, and Obama.
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Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
England
Rose Hartwick
Thorpe
Bessie
Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller
Lord Acton
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Havana
Cuba
Miami-Dade County
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
West Berlin
U.S
Libya
Fox Broadcasting Co
Tracey Ullman
Allen Ginsberg
New York City
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Kathryn Jean
Palladium-Times
Oswego CountyNewsNow.com
New York Publishers Association
First St
Andrew Poole
Palitimes.com
Mike LeBoeuf
Palltimes
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Palltimes.com
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Barry Lee Bush
Readington
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Barack Obama
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