Alamo falls as Dred Scott decision headlines history notes
Today marks the 65th day of 2009 with historic events listed, including the fall of the Alamo in 1836 and the Dred Scott decision of 1857. The piece notes Cronkite leaving CBS Evening News in 1981 and lists select birthdays, a quoted line, and a moon phase between March 4 and March 10.
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Alamo
U.S. Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News
Times Acharatin
Fella Bergerac
Lou Comeho
Ed Steenepen
Gabriel Marquez
Wm Scott
Plan to fund more U S college students studying abroad
Senators Durbin and Wicker propose a bill to give grants to universities to expand study abroad programs. The plan aims to quadruple the number of U S students overseas in a decade, diversifying destinations to Latin America Asia and Africa and reducing costs through lower tuition.
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Congress
Dick Durbin
D-Til
Roger Wicker
R-Miss
Obama
U.S
China
India
Latin America
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
United States
Sen. Durbin
Asia
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Victor C. Johnson
Association of International Educators
NAPSA
Iraq
Middle East
Israel
Sudan
Africa
Institute of International Education
Study Abroad Foundation
USA
Johnson
House
Senate
Costa Rica
Argentina
Chile
Ecuador
Trnes
London
Rome
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Islamabad
Johannesburg
Penmanship Still Stirs Strong Feelings Across Generations
The writer recalls school days where penmanship was a core subject and laments its obsolescence. He notes personal struggles with handwriting and praises typing, arguing handwritten notes can feel insincere if misused. He questions whether Jessica Bennett would agree with penmanship’s decline.
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Jessica Bennett
Pete
Joose Gull
OF & Computer
Ms. Bennett
Foreign news coverage shrinks as outlets cut bureaus
A Peoria World Affairs event highlights a broader trend shrinking foreign reporting. Two thirds of U.S. newspapers reduced foreign news space in three years, with many shutting overseas bureaus and major outlets like Time Newsweek and Tribune Co. cutting staff while outsourcing remains under consideration. The New York Times faces its own financial strain amid this shift.
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Peoria
Pakistan
Peoria Area
New York Times
Washington Post
South Asia
Afghanistan
U.S
Pew Research Center
Philadelphia Inquirer
Baltimore Sun
Boston Globe
Time
Newsweek
Tribune Co
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Premargin
The
Future of foreign correspondence under pressure in digital age
Trudy Rubin argues foreign reporting faces collapse as papers fold and networks cut bureaus. Web sources offer depth but lack scale and funding. Nonprofit models may help but cannot fully replace sustained, high quality international coverage amid growing global dangers.
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Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Hearst
San Francisco Chronicle
CNN
GlobalPost
Center For Investigative Reporting
Calif
Peoria
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Shaquire O'Neal
TVE
Commerce
Garry Trudeau
Mann
Andres Oppenheimer
Oment
Ergy Menehte Yey Plaza
Miami, Fla
Aoppenheimen-Igmiherald
D.L. Stewart
Goen
Trudy Rubin
Inquirer, P.O
Philadelphia
Phillynews.com
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