Europe’s minority youth face exile in old empires
The article surveys South Moluccans, Surinamese, Harkis, and other migrant groups across Europe. It details integration struggles in the Netherlands, France, Britain, and Portugal, noting independence wars, welfare reliance, urban ghettos, and rising militancy among younger generations. It cites specific populations and living conditions while highlighting government responses and social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Algeria
France
Britain
Portugal
Maryland
Dutch Guiana
South America
Netherlands
Harki
Promises and pomp as Thompsons adjust to mansion life
Illinois Governor Jim Thompson and wife Jayne Carr Thompson reveal public and private adaptations in the governor's mansion. They balance furnishings from the Walker era with borrowed antiques, host breakfasts for GOP leaders, entertain reporters, and navigate media attention while enjoying privacy upstairs and in limited public spaces.
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Jim Thompson
Illinois
Jayne Carr Thompson
Thompson
Daniel Walker
Walker
New England
Thompsons
Capitol
Guv
Chicago
Fullerton Ave
Springfield
Dave Gilbert
New York City
Hannah Fowler
England
Jayne
Local communities and the slow rise of industrial order
The article examines how Dewey warned that industrial forces reshape local life, politics, and labor. It highlights how large private and public systems, driven by productivity, create winners and losers, with children and workers bearing the costs, and questions expert reliance in policy making.
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John Dewey
America
Dewey
Columbus
Cy McCormick
Reaper
Blue Island
Kenneth Keniston
Emile Benoit
United States
Robbins novels color rich and paupers in plot
In a profile from Laconner Washington AP writer Patrick Connolly details Tom Robbins 40 aauthor of Another Roadside Attraction and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. Robbins seeks vivid carnival imagery shaping his satire of American life and explains his creative philosophy and public persona.
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Robbins
Patrick Connolly Laconner
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Tom Robbins
America
Richmond
Christ
United States
Skagit County
Sissy Hawkshaw
Felix the Cat
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Tad Bartimus
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Jamaica
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Foreign Ministry
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Nguyen van Hinh
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Saigon
Thailand
James Thompson
McCormick
Pacific Huntsman
Sissy
John Paul Ziller
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Houston
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