Editorial on the recent strike and varied perspectives
The piece analyzes the strike's surge of invective and false generalizations about teachers. It notes most pickets opposed disruption, many teachers preferred teaching, and nonstriking staff faced abuse for their choices. It defends board members amid unfair criticism.
Buried Hatchet Needed to Heal School Rift
The piece argues voters elected lay board members and teachers who volunteer long hours without pay faced pressure and error in judgment. It urges improved communication and a creative, fear free environment for teachers, stressing the community must work together to rebuild the school system.
Purge in Czechoslovakia Ends Brief Liberal Window
After a Kremlin backed purge, Czechoslovakia’s leaders were replaced by loyal functionaries. The reform era faded as academic freedom shrank and the Institute for the History of Czechoslovakia dismantled its library. Books are shelved in crates as authorities screen other collections.
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Scottsdale Education System Faces Ongoing Teacher Strike
A Scottsdale teacher representative urges board in good faith negotiations, criticizes leaders for mistrust, and proposes staying to solve issues. He condemns students’ behavior as setting a bad example and warns that unresolved tensions could harm the district for years.
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Russian embassy in MexicoCity linked to KGB activity
Mexican authorities after arresting student militants expelled five Russian diplomats for alleged KGB involvement. The embassy, once seen as a Kremlin hub, allegedly coordinated intelligence and illicit operations across Central and South America with trainers from Russia and North Korea. Four expelled diplomats reputedly served as KGB operatives.
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Additives in foods spark debate over labels and cuisine
A columnist jokes about the rising use of food additives and questions labeling standards. He riffs on a smoked sausage label listing ingredients without proportions, imagines “additive” recipes, and wonders if additives may outweigh sausage in the future.
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Speaking frankly Working women by Mary McGarth
An opinion piece argues that men emotionally shelter women from work yet expect home labor to be done, creating a double standard. It highlights hours, weight limits, and gender roles from office to home, concluding men claim to protect women but limit their economic independence.
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Teachers Strike Poised to Shape Arizona Labor Debate
A Scottsdale note praises teachers on the picket line and likens unions to powerful associations. The writer argues unions drive wages and conditions across professions, from post office workers to airline staff, while questioning teachers' formal category in labor discourse.
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Military spying on civilians sparks judge rebuke
The Chicago judge dismissed a suit by the ACLU seeking to force the armed services to quit gathering dossiers on private citizens amid allegations of extensive military intelligence activity. The piece notes testimony of 53 of 119 antiwar rally attendees at Ft. Carson allegedly linked to military intelligence and references a Washington overhaul to civilianize domestic intelligence.
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Life Times and Treacherous Death of Jesse James
Book review notes Frank Triplett biography edited by Joseph Shell on Jesse James. Published in 1970 Swallow Press, 344 pages. It discusses the outlaw’s legend, sources, and the debated view of Missouri governor. Author relied on wife and mother for material. Fascinating and historically significant document adding to legends.
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Popular titles at the library list
A library display ranks bestselling books by authors including Stewart The Crystal Cave Caldwell Great Lion of God Bristow Calico Palace Reuben Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Os Drury The Thrones of Saturn Fowles The French Lieutenant’s Woman Reich The Greening of America Shaw Rich Man Poor Man Toffler Future Shock Delderfield God is an Englishman The list mixes classic fiction and provocative non fiction among ten entries.
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