Almanac style entries for August 17 2016 events births and facts
Almanac style brief lists notable birthdays including Davy Crockett Marcus Garvey Mae West and Robert De Niro plus today in history Watergate source Felt served FBI role and Phelps swimming eight golds in Beijing 2008 quote from Garvey Indonesia’s 1945 independence and the moon phase between Aug 10 first quarter and Aug 18 full moon.
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Davy Crockett
Marcus Garvey
Samuel Goldwyn
Mae West
W. Mark Felt
Maureen O’hara
Robert de Niro
Sean Penn
Jon Gruden
Donnie Wahlberg
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
FBI
Michael Phelps
Indonesia
Netherlands
Elites and mainstream media critiqued in Washington piece
A Washington Post column argues that the term elites covers those with wealth and power, notes the role of experts in policy, and defends mainstream media as a necessary, resourced source of truthful reporting. It cites Trump and Sanders discourse, NAFTA, Iraq War, and the Post’s founding principle.
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Washington
America
Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders
MSM
Trump
Sanders
Hillary Clinton
U.S
Middle East
Washington Post
New York Times
NBC News
The
Eugene Meyer
Snapchat Asian features filter fuels old racial stereotyping
A Progressive commentary criticizes Snapchat for a one day East Asian caricature filter that exaggerated slanted eyes and buck teeth. It argues the lens trivializes race, notes backlash from Asian Americans, and links the incident to broader issues of representation, stereotypes, and digital culture.
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Snapchat
Bob Marley
Aristotle
Cleveland Indians
Chief Wahoo
Leslie Bow
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Progressive Media Project
Progressive Magazine
W. Mifflin St
Suite
Madison
Progressive
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including a 250 word limit, editing for brevity, and requirements for signature full address and phone number. It provides mailing fax and email contacts for submitting letters to the editorial page editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Clinton and liberalism in the 2016 race analyzed
Cal Thomas argues that Hillary Clinton's promises echo past liberal policies, risking continued government-led growth, higher debt, and weak private-sector job creation, while Obama era failures linger. The piece cautions voters against repeating a liberal spend-heavy approach.
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PBS
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
LBJ
Johnson
Democratic Congress
Warren
Mich
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Obama
Clinton
Bloomberg.com
Donald Trump
Rick Warren
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