Almanac March 20 2025 highlights and birthdays
Today marks day 79 of 2025 with spring near. Notable birthdays include Spike Lee Holly Hunter Kathy Ireland and Michael Rapaport. Japan's 1947 constitution bars wartime participation. The USS Langley measured 542 feet while the Ford class carrier spans 1106 feet. Moon phases run from full on March 13 to last quarter on March 22.
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Henrik Ibsen
B.F. Skinner
Ozzie Nelson
Carl Reiner
Fred Rogers
Hal Linden
Pat Riley
Bobby Orr
William Hurt
Spike Lee
Holly Hunter
Kathy Ireland
David Thewlis
Michael Rapaport
Chester Bennington
Japan
Langley
Gerald R. Ford
Privatizing Government: Trump Musk Push for A Private State
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Patricia Lopez analyzes a bold privatization push led by Trump and Elon Musk. The plan aims to shrink federal agencies, outsource core functions, and privatize services from weather forecasting to postal delivery, risking reduced access and higher costs, especially for rural and vulnerable populations.
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Treasury
Scott Bessent
Trump
Donald Trump
Bessent
Elon Musk
Department of Government
Musk
Morgan Stanley
National Weather Service
U.S. Postal Service
Norman Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute
Red States
U.S
Wells Fargo
Department of Veterans Affairs
Linda McMahon
Nebraska
Kentucky
Colorado
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hurricane Center
NOAA
NWS
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Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Arkansas
Trump’s erratic tariff push and policy by impulse
A former Trump aide describes the president’s stream of consciousness policymaking from idea to proposal. The piece warns that sudden shifts on tariffs and cuts, with little modeling or metrics, risks economic harm and political backlash as businesses brace for volatility and potential recession. Nolan Finley writes for The Detroit News.
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Trump
Justin Trudeau
Trudeau
Canada
Mexico
America First
Department of Government Efficiency
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Elon Musk
Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
America
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. The paper encourages brevity with a 250 word limit and edits for accuracy taste and clarity. Include signature full address and phone for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Politicians ignore voters as public meetings canceled rise
Across the nation elected officials cancel town halls and undermine citizen led ballot initiatives. Some lawmakers trigger barriers to petition signatures while others push laws to curb direct democracy. Amid polarization, leaders drift from listening to constituents and reflect their views.
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Washington, D.C
Wichita
Kansas
Thomas Jefferson
South Carolina
Roger Marshall
Wisconsin
Derrick van Orden
House
Mike Johnson
Richard Hudson
Republican Congressional Fundraising Committee
North Carolina
Chuck Edwards
Asheville
Florida
Arkansas
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Missouri
Democratic backsliding and voter suppression in state politics
Mary Ellen Klas argues that GOP led legislatures undermine voter will by blocking enacted policies, citing Kentucky Nebraska Missouri Montana Arizona and South Dakota as examples. She notes both parties erode trust, urges open democratic participation and listening to the people for legitimacy restoration.
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Kentucky
Nebraska
Missouri
Montana
Arizona
South Dakota
Florida
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