Alamanac item: notable births and facts for today
Today marks the 174th day of 2024 and the third day of summer. Notable births include Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Billy Wilder, Kris Kristofferson, Meryl Streep, Cyndi Lauper, Dustin Johnson, and Kurt Warner. The Pledge of Allegiance appeared in 1892 in The Youths Companion. Octavia Butler on habit and persistence is quoted. 1947 GI Bill veterans peaked at 49 percent of college students. the moon lies between full moon June 21 and last quarter June 28.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Billy Wilder
Bill Blass
Kris Kristofferson
Ed Bradley
Octavia E. Butler
Meryl Streep
Cyndi Lauper
Bruce Campbell
Amy Brenneman
Dan Brown
Kurt Warner
Carson Daly
Dustin Johnson
U.S
Heat, politics, and science clash over climate change
The piece argues urgency on climate action amid a brutal heat wave across the Midwest and Northeast, tying extreme weather to human driven warming. It cites public opinion shifts, Biden administration energy policy, and praise for scientists like Michael Mann while warning against doomism and denial.
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Midwest
Mexico
Texas
Florida
New Mexico
California
U.S
Gallup
Ron DeSantis
DeSantis
Pew Research Center
Biden
United States
Donald Trump
Pew
Burlington
Miami
Michael E. Mann
Center For Science, Sustainability and the Media
University of Pennsylvania
Mann
Arctic
Alaska
Canada
Europe
GOP
U.N
Rio de Janeiro
Stephen Schneider
Chronicle-Telegram Letter Guidelines and Submission Details
The Chronicle-Telegram outlines letters to the editor rules. Letters must be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification. Mailing address fax and email details are provided.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Who's a threat to democracy in modern politics
A discourse contrasts historic concessions by Nixon, Gore, and Clinton with current partisan frictions. It argues Democrats, not Trump, threaten democratic norms by pursuing lawsuits, immigration policy, and abortion tactics, while Republicans warn of constitutional danger from Democratic governance.
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Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Cook County
Illinois
al Gore
George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton
Russia
Donald Trump
Trump
Biden
New York Times
CNBC
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Cal Thomas on democracy and election outcomes
The column argues that claiming elections are illegitimate unless one’s side wins threatens democracy. It contrasts reactions to a Trump or Biden win, warns of perpetual year round political warfare, and cites Steven Cheung criticizing efforts to block a Trump agenda after a Biden victory.
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Trump
Biden
U.S
Times
Steven Cheung
Mr. Cheung
United States
Trump’s age and verbal slips spark debate this year
Carl P. Leubsdorf notes how Trump’s birthday remarks and misnaming, such as Ronny Jackson, echo prior gaffes while Biden’s age prompts more scrutiny. Polls and media framing shape views on cognitive ability, with coverage often favoring Biden’s aging narrative over Trump’s.
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Donald Trump
Trump
Joe Biden
Iowa
Idaho
Doc Ronny Johnson
Detroit
Ronny Johnson
Texas
White House
Ronny Jackson
Johnson
Nikki Haley
Capitol
Nancy Pelosi
Barack Obama
Biden
Putin
Obama
Virginia
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Robert Hur
The
Washington Post
Joel Kramer
Ucsf Memory and Aging Center
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