Almanac 179th day highlights birthdays and events
The almanac notes today as the 179th day of 2025 and the ninth day of summer. It lists birthdays for Rubens Rousseau Joachim Rodgers Brooks Bates Elway Cusack Masterson White Musk Nivola Dyrdek and others. It recalls Wilson signing the Versailles treaty ending World War I. It quotes Rousseau on freedom and notes Mel Brooks won the 1969 Academy Award for The Producers. The moon phase is between new moon on June 25 and July 2 first quarter.
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Peter Paul Rubens
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Joseph Joachim
Richard Rodgers
Mel Brooks
Kathy Bates
John Elway
John Cusack
Mary Stuart Masterson
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Heat waves intensify as climate change and heat domes hit
Bloomberg Opinion notes a massive heat dome driving extreme alerts across 28 states with triple digit heat indices. It cites Climate Central and World Weather Attribution on warming, health burdens, energy strain, and rising costs. The piece criticizes policy shifts under the current U.S. administration and urges rapid fossil fuel reductions, green infrastructure, cooling centers, and resilience funding. Mark Gongloff writes on climate emphasis and policy failures.
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United States
North America
National Weather Service
Iowa
New York City
U.S
Climate Central
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
World Weather Attribution
Climate Central Climate
Zachary Labe
Labe
Journal of the American Medical Association
PIM Interconnection LLC
Houston
Atlantic Council
Exxon
Donald Trump
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Health and Human Services
Federation of American Scientists
Make America Clean Again in a San Francisco Reflection
Cal Thomas reflects on travel through Doha and Beijing and finds American cleanliness lagging. He notes dirty airports in San Francisco and littered streets, contrasts with pristine Doha and Ho Chi Minh City, and urges a civic effort under a Make America Clean Again banner to restore pride in the nation.
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San Francisco
California
United States
Doha
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Beijing
Singapore
Ho Chi Minh City
U.S
Tokyo
America
Isaac Walton
New York Island
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes they should be 250 words or fewer. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste and must include signature full address and phone number for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Letters to the Editor on satire and leadership in crisis
The letter writer critiques The Onion satire and asks for self restraint from leaders. It reflects on peace, self control, and the need for better role models, noting John Van Hengel and St. Mary’s Food Bank as examples. It objects to Medicaid cuts and questions lawmakers’ priorities amid war and global strife.
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John van Hengel
St. Mary’s Food Bank
Phoenix
Ariz
van Hengel
Second Harvest
Food Bank Inc
St. Mary’s Food Ban
van Hendel
Mike Fairweather
Sheffield
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Bloomberg
Cal Thomas
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Chroniclet.com
Onion
New York Times
Congress
Republic
Trump
Himmler Institute
Fred Geiger
Eaton Township
Iran
Jimmy Carter
Lorain County
Ohio
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