Almanac entry highlights notable dates and birthdays
Almanac notes include the 2015 context with anniversaries of Henry Fielding Immanuel Kant Vladimir Lenin and others. It mentions the Army McCarthy hearings and Pat Tillman in 2004 and provides a Kant quote and Oklahoma area figure 69899 square miles. It also lists today as April 22 2015 the 112th day of the year and the 34th day of spring.
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Henry Fielding
Immanuel Kant
Vladimir Lenin
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Charles Mingus
Bettie Page
Aaron Spelling
Glen Campbell
Jack Nicholson
Steve Fossett
John Waters
Peter Frampton
Terry Francona
Cleveland Indians
Amber Heard
Senate
Pat Tillman
Afghanistan
State of
Oklahoma
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor for May 4 Primary
The Chronicle-Telegram invites letters to the editor with editing for brevity accuracy and taste. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday April 24 for May 4 primaries. Letters must be 250 words or fewer and include signature full address and telephone. Include mailing fax or email contact.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Lynch Should Be Confirmed Now
Washington opinion argues Republican Senate delay on Loretta Lynch's attorney general nomination is unnecessary. It notes her qualifications, contrasts public statements by Obama and Holder, and critiques GOP tactics, urging immediate confirmation and warning of political harm.
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Washington
Senate
Loretta Lynch
Lynch
U.S
Eric Holder
Obama
Holder
Mitch McConnell
Congress
House
Dick Durbin
D-Nl
GOP
McConnell
Cycle of partisan hatred dominates U S politics
Washington interview with Rep. Alan Grayson discusses the rise of hyper partisanship. Stanford Princeton study shows Americans discriminate more by party than race, shaping friendships, marriages, and neighborhoods. Authors warn electorate fuels tribal politics. no clear fix in sight. Follow-up by Dana Milbank.
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Washington
Obama
Alan Grayson
Florida
House
Grayson
Ted Cruz
Stanford
Princeton
Shanta Iyengar
Sean Westwood
Westwood
Congress
Civics knowledge gaps spark calls for reform
Cal Thomas argues high school and college civics inadequacy harms democracy. He cites pollster J Watters segments on student ignorance, presses for mandatory civics education across levels, and recalls Franklin’s republic remark. He notes Wall Street Journal data showing two thirds below proficient and only ten states require a social studies test to graduate.
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Jesse Watters
Fox News
Obama
Larry Pressler
South Dakota
O’hare
Chicago
Pressler
George McGovern
Mark Hansen
ABA Journal
America
Silver Spring
Ronald Reagan
United States
The
Wall Street Journal
the Journal
Education Commission of the States
WSJ
Israel faces four regional threats amid Middle East turmoil
Roey Gilad consul general of Israel to the Midwest warns that Israel, despite its strength in 2015, confronts four major regional actors. Hezbollah in the north, Jabhat al Nusra near Syria, Ansar Beit al Maqdis in the Sinai, and Hamas plus Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza threaten stability. Turkey and Qatar back the Muslim Brotherhood, while Sunni moderates struggle against Shiite expansion, challenging Israel's security and regional balance.
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Iran
Iraq
Syria
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Jordan
Arab Gulf
North Africa
al-Qaida
Muslim Brotherhood
Middle East
Turkey
Qatar
Golan Heights
Jabhat al- Nusra
Sinai Desert
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis
Sinai
Gaza
Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Hamas
Chicago
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Tribpub.com
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Roey Gilad
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