Almanac Entry Highlights Birthdays and Historical Facts
Almanac notes on diverse birthdays from Doc Holliday to Tim Tebow. It recalls a 1945 New York Times report of 2 million in Times Square after the Japanese surrender and cites Steve Martin’s quote from Born Standing Up. Also mentions Michael Jackson’s 1985 Beatles catalog purchase and a Moon phase between Aug 12 and Aug 19. Halle Berry turns 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Holliday
David Crosby
Steve Martin
Danielle Steel
Gary Larson
James Horner
Rusty Wallace
Earvin
Magic” Johnson
Halle Berry
Mila Kunis
Tim Tebow
New York Times
New York City
Times Square
Michael Jackson
Trump erupts in fantasy claims over polls and rallies
A Washington Post column describes former president Donald Trump’s escalating distortions as his electoral prospects shift. It cites his false claims about crowd sizes at Detroit and Air Force Two, misstatements on polls, debates, and Harris’s identity, plus debunked helicopter tale with Willie Brown and a conflicting account from Nate Holden.
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Donald Trump
Trump
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
Joe Biden, and the RealClearPolitics
Harris
Minnesota
Tim Walz
Harris and Walz
Detroit
Air Force Two
Walt
Biden
New York Times
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Montana
Donald J. Harris
Stanford University
Willie Brown
San Francisco
California Assembly
Brown
California
Nate Holden
Atlantic City
Politico
Holden
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes edits for brevity accuracy and taste. Submissions should be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for length. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Why Voters Need More Information And A Return To Jaywalking
Opinion piece critiques voter knowledge and biases, recounting Jay Leno style street questions to illustrate superficial judgments. It contrasts public opinion polls and party loyalties with economic concerns, noting flawed voting trends amid Biden Harris Walz era debates.
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Jay Leno
Leno
Great Britain
Donald Trump
Trump
Kamala Harris
Tim Walz
Biden
Joe Biden
Fox News
New York City
Harris-Walz
Cal Thomas proposes an informed voting experiment
A columnist urges assembling a small group of low information voters from both parties and arming them with objective data from trusted sources. The plan compares past and present foreign policy, debt, and Social Security Medicare futures, and compares candidate credibility. The piece argues for tests to improve voter information and cites media coverage concerns and historical quotes.
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Congressional Budget Office
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Biden
Harris
John E Kennedy
Jay Leno
Harris avoids interviews amid campaign strategy at airport stop
Vice President Kamala Harris held a brief exchange with reporters outside Air Force Two at Detroit airport. The transcript shows six questions, each answer under two sentences, while noting early voting dates and comparisons to Biden and Trump interview habits. Jim Geraghty of National Review provides analysis.
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Air Force Two
Detroit
Wayne County
Kamala Harris
Harris
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Vermont
Virginia
Joe Biden
Biden
Russia
Associated Press
White House
Jen Psaki
Joe
Donald Trump
Fox News
Trump
Maria Bartiromo
Laura Ingraham
Jesse Watters
Brian Ki
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Washington Post
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Washpost.com
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Ant
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Ramir
Rto
Michaelpramirez.com
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Cal Thomas
Teaeditors
Tribpub.com
Jim Geraghty
Jay Caspian Kang
The
New Yorker
Kamala
National Review
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