New Deal lessons and the length of the Great Depression
The piece argues a modern New Deal risks repeating past mistakes. It cites Keynes on downturns, cites unemployment peaks, and notes how wartime demand, policy choices, and labor cartels shaped the 1930s mood. It references Amity Shlaes and UCLA researchers on policy impacts and wage dynamics.
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John Maynard Keynes
Dow
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau
FDR
Treasury
America
Great Depression,” Amity Shlnes
Council On Foreign Relations
Bloomberg News
Federal Reserve
Harold L. Cole
UCLA
Lee E. Ohanian
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Ohanian
Hoover
Will of George Will on 1930s policy and Obama plan
Washington Post columnist George Will argues Hoover and FDR created unstable economic expectations, prompting cautious investment. He critiques Obama’s proposed middle class rescue with a hiring tax credit, warning subsidy risks misaligned incentives and repeated policy cycles.
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Hoover
FDR
Russell Roberts
George Mason University
Barack Obama
Austan Goolsbee
St. Augustine
Obama
America
Tranny's In 1913 Drive Up Gas Opens in Pittsburgh Pa
A historical note marks 1913 as the year the first drive up gasoline service station began in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. It highlights notable events from 1969 1982 and 2004 while listing birthdays quotes a fact about the draft age and a Thriller sales milestone.
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Tranny’s
Pittsburgh
United States
Michael Jackson
Tom Brokaw
Marie Tussaud
Mary Martin
Woody Alien
Lou Rawls
Richard Pryor
Woody Allen
Lorain County Volunteer Guardians Help Frail Seniors
The Probate Court in Lorain County uses the Volunteer Guardianship Program to recruit train and supervise guardians for residents over 40 who are indigent and deemed mentally unable to manage personal and financial affairs. Volunteers decide health related matters including end of life care nursing home placement and medical consent while acting as advocates and surrogate family for those with no one else. Funding comes from United Way of Greater Lorain County and locals are urged to donate to sustain the program.
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Lorain County
United Way of
Greater
United Way
Praise for John and Kathy Cox for education gift
A columnist lauds Georgia education leaders John and Kathy Cox for donating their $1 million Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader prize to three state schools. Despite bankruptcy filings tied to the housing downturn, the couple pledged the funds to education, keeping the gift intact unless creditors claim it.
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John
Kathy Cox
Cox
Georgia
Costa Rica
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Donald Rumsfeld
Sheffield
Chronicle
Thomas W. Scott
Elyria
God
Lisa Shomo
Chroniclet.com
Lance Rentzel
Rentzel
D.L. Stewart
Georgia Academy For the Blind
Georgia School For the Deaf
Atlanta Area School For the Deaf
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