Almanac Birthday Highlights And Polar Revision Notes
Almanac notes today 96th day of 2025 and 18th day of spring with notable birthdays for Lincoln Steffens Gil Kane Gerry Mulligan Merle Haggard Billy Dee Williams Barry Levinson John Ratzenberger Michael Rooker Paul Rudd Zach Braff and actor Paul Rudd turning 56. It also mentions navigational errors near the Pole in Peary journals and Robert Peary s moon-era claims between first quarter and full moon and a quote from Paul Rudd.
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Lincoln Steffens
Gil Kane
Gerry Mulligan
Merle Haggard
Billy Dee Williams
Barry Levinson
John Ratzenberger
Michael Rooker
Paul Rudd
Zach Braff
Tanavic Fast
North Pole
Peary
Pole
Chronicle Telegram Letters Policy For Election Coverage
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letters to the editor with editing for brevity accuracy and taste. Deadline for May 6 election letters is 5 p.m. Friday April 25. Include signature full address and phone number for verification.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Republicans' Orwellian math in tax debate
Catherine Rampell argues Senate Republicans claim a $4 trillion “freebie” baseline to justify extending costly 2017 tax cuts, asserting they can invent numbers to hide the bill’s true price. She notes CBO scoring, parliamentarian rulings, and Democratic challenges as the party pushes math to fit policy.
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George Orwell
Orwell
Senate
Donald Trump
Trump
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
Senate Budget Committee
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Graham
Bobby Kogan
Big Brother
Tariffs and penguins spark McArdle critique in Post
Megan McArdle questions the new tariff schedule, noting errors like 10 percent duties on penguins of Heard and McDonald islands and debunking four main justifications for tariffs. She argues no single theory fits the policy and highlights chaotic execution beside strategic gaps.
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the Post
Heard
McDonald Islands
White House
Trump
China
Israel
U.S
Japan
Vietnam
America
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