Almanac highlights for 215th day in 2018
Today features notable births including Elisha Otis Ernie Pyle Leon Uris Tony Bennett Martin Sheen Martha Stewart James Hetfield Tom Brady Evangeline Lilly Todd Gurley and Santa Claus Land opening in 1946 in Santa Claus Indiana. Also recalls Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic gold and a Leon Uris quote. Moon phases noted with full moon on July 27 and last quarter on August 4.
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Elisha Otis
Ernie Pyle
Leon Uris
Tony Bennett
Martin Sheen
Martha Stewart
James Hetfield
Tom Brady
Evangeline Lilly
Todd Gurley
Santa Claus Land
Santa Claus
Indiana
Trump says NATO strength deters Russia not weak talk
Carlson pressed Trump on Montenegro defense and Trump cites Warsaw Upris ing memory to argue that strength, not weakness, deters aggression. He credits enforcing Syria red line and a robust NATO as essential to deter Russia and defend allies.
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Washington
Fox News
Tucker Carlson
Trump
Montenegro
Poland
Katyn Forest
Warsaw Ghetto
Europe
NATO
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Auschwitz
Warsaw
Ronald Reagan
America
Vladimir Putin
Ukraine
Crimea
Russia
Barack Obama
Syria
Putin
Obama
Bashar al-Assad
U.S
Damascus
Moscow
Paris
London
Inflation bias in CPI and progress since Boskin findings
The Boskin Commission found CPI inflation overstated by about 1.1 percentage points due to quality changes new products and substitution. A Brookings study now estimates bias at 0.85 points, noting faster updates and broader coverage reduce miscounts, though new goods keep measurement challenging and some groups resist changes to benefits tied to inflation.
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Washington
Senate
Stanford
Michael Boskin
Boskin
Boskin Commission
CPI
Walmart
Target
Brookings Institution
Brent Moulton
Commerce Department
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Moulton
Greg Ip
Wall Street Journal
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters under 250 words and may edit for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and phone number for verification. Mailing address box 4010 Elyria Ohio 44036 fax 329-7282 or email letters chroniclet com to Editorial Page Editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Trump attacks Mueller and Manafort taints the presidency
The piece rails at President Trump for accusing the Mueller probe of wrongdoing while praising and then distancing from Paul Manafort. It notes Manafort’s bank and tax fraud charges, Capone comparisons, and calls Trump’s actions harmful to the rule of law and elections. Ruth Marcus is cited.
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Washington
Trump
Robert S. Mueller III
Mueller
USA
Jeff Sessions
United States
Russia
Paul Manafort
Manafort
Ronald Reagan
Bob Dole
Alfonso Capone
Reagan
Dole Darling
Alphonse
Chicago
Capone
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Jesse Owens
Berlin
Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Christopher Columbus
Atlantic Ocean
Marc Thiessen
Marc A. Thiessen
Sen
Amy Wane
Robert Samuelson
Washington Post Writers Group
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Ruth Marcus
Ruthmarcus
Washpost.com
Trudy Rubin
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