Almanac Today Highlights Birthdays and Notable Figures
Almanac for February 53rd day of 2025 notes birthdays of George Washington, Arthur Schopenhauer, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and several others. It cites Chopin as a prodigy, quotes Millay on advice, records Arthur Bicknell’s Moose Murders Broadway opening in 1983, and reports the moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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George Washington
U.S
Arthur Schopenhauer
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edward “Ted” Kennedy
Julius
Dr. J” Erving
Kyle MacLachlan
Steve Irwin
Drew Barrymore
Eliza Shlesinger
Rajon Rondo
Mozart
Frederic Chopin
Arthur Bicknell
Eugene O'Neill
Mitch McConnell shaped modern American politics and power
Perry Bacon Jr. argues Mitch McConnell expanded Republican influence through strategic opposition, shaping the 2008 bailout, Supreme Court confirmations, and party polarization. The piece notes McConnell’s rise from Kentucky politics to Senate leadership and his enduring, controversial impact on U.S. governance.
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U.S
Mitch McConnell
Wall Street
Barack Obama
U.S. Supreme Court
Capitol
Kentucky
Senate Democrats
Donald Trump
Trump
McConnell
Senate
Oval Office
Louisville
U.S. Senate
Ronald Reagan
South
GOP
D.C
William Frist
Tennessee
Obama
House
Merrick Garland
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett
White House
Biden
Nancy Pelosi
California
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No substitute for victory in war calls for swift end
Cal Thomas warns that appeasing aggressors mirrors past mistakes from Munich to Saigon. He argues Trump must avoid concessions before talks with Russia over Ukraine, stressing that victory, not indecision, prevents wider harm. He cites Chamberlain, Hitler, and Kissinger as lessons for decisive leadership.
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Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Trump
Russia
Ukraine
MacArthur
U.S
Pete Hegseth
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Chamberlain
Hitler
Fuhrer
Sudetenland
Czech Republic
West
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
Wall Street Journal
William McGurn
Vietnam
Paris
Henry) Kissinger
Saigon
Lane
Kiev
Fox News
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
NATO
Earl Pitts
Amerika
Craig Bennett
Vermilion
Lorain Councilwoman Kempton seeks reelection in 2nd Ward
Community member endorsement highlights Victoria Kempton's leadership, notes accomplishments like Palace movie nights, blight removal, park upgrades, and advocacy for safety, infrastructure, and growth. Also raises budget questions to Mayor Bradley about wage increases and local job plans amid broader national remarks.
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Lorain
Victoria Kempton
Kempton
Victoria
The
Palace
2Nd Ward
Jack Bradley
Joe Koziura
Bradley
Trump and Musk tackle federal spending and waste
A caller argues that the national budget must be tightened and fraud reduced. Citing GAO estimates of 233 to 521 billion dollars in annual losses, the piece urges drastic cuts and praises President Trump and Elon Musk as agents of fiscal cleanup amid rising debt and interest costs.
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Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Government Accounting Office
Lorain County
Washington
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
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