Almanac entry highlights birthdays and facts for May 4
Today marks the 131st day of 2025 and the 53rd day of spring. Notable birthdays include Irving Berlin, Salvador Dali, Cory Monteith, Cam Newton, and Tim Blake Nelson who turns 61. Also notes the 2 euro coin edge inscription, the Pullman Strike union reach, and the period moon phase between May 4 and May 12.
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Irving Berlin
Margaret Rutherford
Martha Graham
Salvador Dali
Mike Lupica
John Clayton
Natasha Richardson
Tim Blake Nelson
Cory Monteith
Cam Newton
Sabrina Carpenter
American Railway Union
United States
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor at Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and may edit for brevity accuracy and taste. Letters should be 250 words or fewer with signature full home address and telephone number for verification. Include contact details for mailed fax or email submissions to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Leo XIII and Francis reshape Catholic social teaching
Ramesh Ponnuru examines how the new pope Leo XIV may renew Catholic social teaching beyond left right clichés. He traces papal positions from Leo XIII through John Paul II and Francis, stressing property rights, union rights, and caution about centralized state power. The piece argues for a flexible, dialogic approach guiding debates on health care poverty and markets.
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Leo XIV
Leo XIII
John Paul II
Pope Francis
United States
Francis
Jesus
Leo
The past present and future of motherhood by Kathleen Parker
Kathleen Parker argues about declining birthrates driven by female advancement and shifting attitudes toward marriage and children. She cites studies from Darel E. Paul and Pew Research, notes women now outnumber men in higher education, and reflects on personal motherhood experiences. The piece concludes with a Mother's Day homage and personal insight.
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Donald Trump
Williams College Political Science
Darel E. Paul
Paul
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Association of American Medical Colleges
Pew Research Center
Everest
Stanford
Paul Ehrlich
Ehrlich
Anna Jarvis
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