Almanac item highlights births and space fact
This almanac brief lists notable birthdays including John Tyler Cy Young Sam Walton Eric Idle Walt Frazier Earl Campbell Brendan Gleeson Amy Sedaris Elle Macpherson Lucy Lawless Robert Gibbs Lara Logan Jennifer Capriati. It notes NASA Mariner 10 Mercury flybys first occurred on this date in 1974.
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U.S
Denton True
Cy” Young
Sam Walton
Walmart
Eric Idle
Walt Frazier
Earl Campbell
Brendan Gleeson
Amy Sedaris
Elle Macpherson
Lucy Lawless
Robert Gibbs
Lara Logan
Jennifer Capriati
NASA
Mercury
Combating centrism as path to Democratic Senate win
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Matthew Yglesias argues Democrats need a broader strategy than vague patience. He proposes “combative centrism” blending moderate stances with firm opposition to Trump nominees, arguing Schumer must articulate a real plan to win a Senate majority and reframe the party’s ideology for red state appeal.
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Chuck Schumer
Donald Trump
House
Hakeem Jeffries
Kamala Harris
Harris
Susan Collins
Maine
Congress
North Carolina
Trump
Georgia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Nevada
Schumer
Texas
Alaska
Ohio
Red
Patrick Ruffini
Ruffini
Iowa
Barack Obama
Florida
Letters to the editor guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram states letters must be 250 words or fewer and are subject to editing for brevity accuracy and taste. Deadline for May 6 election coverage is 5 p.m. Friday April 25. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Why are top universities getting federal money
The piece questions why elite universities receive substantial federal funds while facing student debt and enrollment trends. It notes Harvard Yale Stanford Princeton MIT and Dartmouth among top beneficiaries with endowments from $8 billion to over $50 billion, totaling near $2 trillion for the top 20. It cites a book arguing about special status and policy impacts, and mentions campus protests and debates over grant conditions.
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Columbia University
Trump
New York
Columbia
Katrina Armstrong
New York Post
White House
Armstrong
Israel
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Princeton
MIT
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Richard K. Vedder
The
Independent Institute
Vedder
Rethinking subsidies for colleges and the fate of higher education
The piece questions government subsidies to universities arguing they inflate tuition and sustain unproductive institutions. It cites entrepreneur Joseph Schumpeter on creative destruction and asks whether research is truly independent or government influenced. It calls for ending federal safety nets and letting colleges fail or succeed on market demand. Readers can email Cal Thomas with feedback.
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Vedder
Schumpeterian
Joseph Schumpeter
Judges must defend constitution over Trump power
Readers argue that the judiciary must check presidential overreach and reject the notion that Trump can rule beyond constitutional limits. The letter warns of dangers resembling a monarchy if courts fail to intervene and urges upholding due process for all under the law.
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Donald Trump
Trump
House
Senate
Fox News
America
Ryan Wingard
North Ridgeville
Masked officers and fears of government overreach
A speaker questions the presence of masked officers, calling out potential abuses of power under the current regime. The reflection contrasts past instincts with perceived normalization of intimidation and warns about civil rights and citizenship in the United States.
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