Your Views Hullabaloo on Standardized Testing Debate
A commentary addresses opt out debates over standardized testing, noting persistent concerns since No Child Left Behind. It argues opt out pressures involve teachers and unions more than students, with funding risks for districts if many opt out. The piece urges parents to consider whom they are really opting out for.
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Justin Murphy
Let the cardboard castle stay and kids play free
A Utah father built a cardboard fort for his children, only to be cited for junk in the yard. A Kansas mother faced school pushback when her autistic son wore a letter jacket. Saratoga Springs considers street performer permits, sparking debate on government overreach versus public order.
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Wichita
Kan
Saratoga Springs
Boy
Springs
Assisted death by own action's grave implications
Maggie Karner speaks on terminal illness and the grave implications of physician assisted death. The article recalls her father's graceful struggle, explains public opinion and medical ethics, and cites religious voices arguing against legalizing assisted death while noting the potential impact on care for the elderly and vulnerable.
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National Review Institute
Ryan T. Anderson
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Patients Rights Action Fund
Knights of Columbus
America
Fat Curlin
Duke University School of Medicine
Constance Vest
Little Sisters of the Poor
Kathryn Jean Lopez
National Review Online
Catholic Voices USA
Klopez
Nationalreview.com
On This Day in History Highlights and Events
Key past events tied to April 21 span centuries. From Sam Houston’s San Jacinto victory in 1836 to Mark Twain’s 1916 death, and later notes on the Red Baron, the 1938 Ohio Penitentiary fire, Rosie Ruiz’s Boston Marathon exposure, the 2006 Baghdad helicopter shootdown, and 2014 Boston Marathon aftermath. Also references to Win Tin’s death in Myanmar and a Leacock quote.
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San Jacinto
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Redding
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Baghdad
Army
Hasan Akbar
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Kuwait
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