Almanac Facts and Birthdays February 27 2025
Almanac notes today as the 58th day of 2025 and 69th of winter. It lists birthdays including Longfellow Black Steinbeck Woodward Taylor Nader Worthy Logue Gonzalez Groban Mara and Clinton. It cites Steinbeck letter about Of Mice and Men and Toby the Irish setter. It records Tony Gonzalez career totals and a new moon date.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hugo Black
Marian Anderson
John Steinbeck
Joanne Woodward
Elizabeth Taylor
Ralph Nader
James Worthy
Donal Logue
Tony Gonzalez
Chelsea Clinton
Josh Groban
Kate Mara
Toby
Steinbeck
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Jerry Rice
Larry Fitzgerald
DOGE policy actions draw constitutional and legal challenges
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Noah Feldman assesses Musk led DOGE actions as unlawful and possibly unconstitutional. Courts may halt operations and pause programs, while state attorneys general lack standing but may refile with support. Fallout includes delayed regulatory approvals and broader impacts on governance and lobbying dynamics.
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Elon Musk
Department of Government Efficiency
Federal District Court
Tanya Chutkan
Musk
Senate
Doge
Ags
Chutkan
Trump
US Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Life Sciences
Congress
White House
War reflections and calls for accountability in Afghanistan
Letters discuss accountability for Afghanistan withdrawal, critique long wars, and warn against empire building. A veteran journalist links Afghan lessons to past Soviet conflict and laments U.S. funding of opposing sides. Readers urge humanitarian funding for refugees and critique newspaper delivery reliability and service.
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Pete Hegseth
U.S
Afghanistan
Jamiat’ S Islami
Soviet Union
Korea
Vietnam
America
NATO
Taliban
United States
Bernie Merino
Westlake
Jon Husted
Upper Arlington
Bob Latta
Bowling Green
Pentagon
Janet Smith
Oberlin
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The Chronicle Telegram requests letters under 250 words and reserves edits for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification by mail fax or email to the Editorial Page Editor care of The Chronicle Telegram.
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Chronicle-Telegram
U.S. Mail
Wall Street Journal
William Madanski
Lorain
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Academia schooled by partisan clash on campuses and policy
Megan McArdle analyzes how the Trump era spurs a broad assault on academia, civil service, and nonprofits to weaken future Democratic influence. She cites left wing backlash, deplatforming, and politicized research as risky, urging institutions to curb internal politicization amid looming funding cuts.
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Trump
U.S
George Floyd
American Anthropological Association
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