Reading classic literature with family boosts skills and bonds
The Literacy Coalition of Oswego County promotes reading classics to families to build literacy, critical thinking, and cultural awareness. It lists beloved works, discusses methods for shared reading, and encourages choosing age appropriate books while visiting the LCOC website for programs and services.
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Louisa May Alcott
C.S. Lewis
Lewis Carroll
Bram Stoker
Earnest Hemingway
Daniel Defoe
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
James Fenimore Cooper
Herman Melville
Howard Pyle
Victor Hugo
Harper Lee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mary Shelley
Freedom of expression and bigotry in modern discourse
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons analyzes the tension between free speech and religious sensitivity sparked by Pamela Geller and the Garland Texas cartoon contest. The piece critiques provocative rhetoric, highlights media reactions, and cites voices from Erik Wemple to Michael Gerson, noting risks to counterterrorism unity and civil discourse.
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Elton Simpson
Nadir Soofi
ISIS
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Pamela Geller
Stop Islamization of America
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Fox News
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Ms. Kelly
Bill O’reilly
Donald Trump
MSNBC
Chris Matthews
CNN
Jake Tapper
Jeb Bush
Kelly
O’reilly
Batman
al-Qaida
United States
George W. Bush
Michael Gerson
Obama
Forward
Anti-Defamation League
Anders Behring Breivik
Labour Party
Atlas Shrugs
Hitler
Arkansas Times
Gene Lyons
St. Martin's Press
Lyons
May 15 highlights mark wars and milestones across history
On May 15 various years include Koh Tang and Mayaguez rescue in 1975 after Cambodian seizure, Lincoln signing the Agriculture Act in 1862, Standard Oil breakup in 1911, Ellen Church becoming first airline stewardess in 1930, and other events. Notable quotes include Emily Dickinson on behavior.
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Mayaguez
Cambodia
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Abraham Lincoln
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Supreme Court
Standard Oil Co
Ellen Church
Chicago
Boeing Air Transport
United Airlines
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Austria
L. Gordon Cooper
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