Almanac entry July 17 2025 with birthdays and facts
On July 17 2025 the almanac notes the 198th day of the year and 28th of summer. It lists notable birthdays including Erle Stanley Gardner James Cagney Art Linkletter Phyllis Diller and more. It recounts Disneyland opening day as chaotic with counterfeit passes and overcrowding. It quotes Phyllis Diller and states 19 US Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers in service. Moon phase is last quarter.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
James Cagney
Art Linkletter
Phyllis Diller
John Cooper
Vince Guaraldi
Diahann Carroll
Donald Sutherland
David Hasselhoff
Dawn Upshaw
Luke Bryan
Brett Goldstein
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Edward Jenner
Jenner
James Phipps
Phipps
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
CDC
Measles fears and the ethics of vaccines in modern times
Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse reflects on the Jenner cowpox story and the rise of measles in 2025. She weighs parental courage, trust in science, herd immunity, and the politics of vaccination party lines, urging protection of vulnerable populations and a safer public health future.
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Dr. Jenner
Daisy Hildebrand
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Elvis
Robert E Kennedy Jr
Advisory Committee
CDC
Don’t fall for Michigan tax grab on millionaires
Nolan Finley argues against Invest in MI Kids push to impose a 5 percent surcharge on income over 1 million for joint returns and 500 000 for singles starting 2027, saying the plan would raise 1.7 billion for classrooms but lacks accountability and would shift costs to the middle class, driving wealthy residents to relocate and harming growth. He notes Michigan’s flat tax remains popular, cites migration and tax data, and urges voters not to sign or support the proposal.
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Michigan
Invest
MI Kids
State Board of Canvassers
Gretchen Whitmer
B.S
California
New York
Illinois
Florida
Texas
Tennessee
The
Tax Foundation
Minnesota
Oregon
Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy
Letters to the Chronicle Telegram Guidelines
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to its editorial page. They should be 250 words or fewer and may be edited 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 at the Chronicle Telegram.
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Chronicle-Telegram
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Biden pardon process under autopen raises scrutiny
National Review's Kim Geraghty questions whether President Biden or aides fully reviewed pardons and commutations issued at the end of his term. The piece cites Times reporting on standard-based approvals, autopen use, and concerns over cases including a "kids for cash" judge, a bribery case official, a large embezzlement case, and a Chicago fraud fund manager. It argues for a congressional inquiry into who was reviewed and signed.
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Joe Biden
The
New York Times
Times
Biden
United States
Pennsylvania
Josh Shapiro
Ohio County
Las Vegas
Dixon
Illinois
U.S
Chicago
America
Hunter Biden
Josephine Virginia Gray
Bureau of Prisons
White House
George W. Bush
Congressional
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Jim Geraghty
Kim Geraghty
National Review
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