Literacy is a personal path beyond mere reading
New Mexico struggles with illiteracy with 46 percent of adults functionally illiterate and 20 percent at the lowest level. Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca links literacy to emotional expression and nonviolence learned in prison. Volunteer tutors and statewide programs serve an estimated 3,500 to 4,000 adults yearly, with contact info at newmexicoliteracy.org and Merilee Dannemann offering tutoring leads.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Coalition For Literacy
Piancgateway.com
Jimmy Santiago Baca
The
Literacy Coalition
Baca
Includin Pueblos
Newmexicoliteracy.org
Merilee Dannemann
Triplespacedagain.com
Charleston Tragedy Reflects Deep Racism and Loss
In Charleston South Carolina nine Black worshipers were killed at Emanuel AME Church by Dylann Roof. Investigators cite a stated aim of starting a race war and a motive rooted in white supremacy. The attack sparks national questions on racism, gun access, and justice.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dylann Roof
Donte Hickman
Hickman
Baltimore Sun
Texas
Roof
South
Justice Department
Climate politics and poverty linked in pope encyclical debate
The piece surveys reactions to Pope Francis climate encyclical and cites critics like Carl Pope and Stelios Psomas. It notes claims of a shift in political attitudes, mentions a 2100 fossil fuel phaseout goal, and covers Greece’s move toward coal with Ptolemaida plants and delayed renewables.
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Pope Francis
al Gore
Carl Pope
The
Sierra Club
EcoWatch
Pope
John XXIII
Harvard Political Review
PV Magazine
Stelios Psomas
Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies
Greece
Understanding Melanoma Signs in Quick Skin Checks
The article explains melanoma basics, its genetic risk, and early detection through monthly self checks. Look for asymmetry border irregularity color diameter evolution and seek a dermatologist if a pigmented area differs from a normal mole. </s>
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Doctor K
United States
Harvard Medical School
Kenneth Arndt
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Dannemann
Panama City
Drambert
Roberts Court
Environment and Energy
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European Commission
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Lafazanis
Ptolemaida 5
Marita
Dr. K
United Media Syndicate
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