Almanac May 21 2014 items birth dates and feats
Almanac entries note birthday honorees such as Alexander Pope and Fats Waller, and historical milestones including Lindberghs Paris flight in 1927 and Earharts 1932 Ireland landing. It lists the 456-foot Kingda Ka height, last quarter moon, and Al Franken’s age 63.
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Alexander Pope
Jackson
N.J
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle-Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letter submission rules including a 250 word limit then notes editing for brevity accuracy and clarity. It asks writers to include signature full address and phone number for verification and provides mail fax and email contact details for submission.
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Elyria
Chroniclet.com
VA scandal: calls grow for leadership shakeup
Washington Post columnist urges a criminal probe into alleged VA record falsifications and deadly wait times. He argues for outside help, including the FBI, and criticizes Gen. Shinseki's leadership while urging a decisive management change to restore veterans' care.
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Albuquerque
Richard Blumenthal
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Shinseki
Blumenthal
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The Normal Heart and the Power of Love in Gay Lives
Richard Cohen reflects on evolving attitudes toward gay relationships from a youth witnessing bigotry to appreciating same sex love. He reviews HBO’s The Normal Heart, noting its political charge, vivid depictions of the AIDS crisis, and the central romance that drives the story. He contrasts past hostility with present acceptance and endorses the film’s message about love as a unifying force.
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Eddie
America
HBO
Larry Kramer
Ronald Reagan
New York
Ed Koch
Reagan
Koch
Jerry Falwell
Rock Hudson
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Kramer
David Boies
Ted Olson
Eddie the
Private Eye
Hillary Clinton health saga prompts media scrutiny
The column recalls past presidential health cover ups and cites Hillary Clinton’s 2012 concussion reports. It notes Rove, Gibbs, and Ravio discussing her illness while Bill Clinton defends her recovery and a State Department count cites thirty days in hospital. The piece argues candidates should release medical records.
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Karl Rove
Bete Noir
Hillary Clinton
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Rove
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Robert Gibbs
Dan Ravio
CBS News
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Bill Clinton
State Department
George Washington
Atlantic Monthly
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Janet Travell
JFK
Barack Obama
Obama
Mitt Romney
Economics Professor's Remark Inspires a Life Change
Miles Corwin narrates how a chance moment in a macroeconomics class with Professor David Kaplan altered his path from business major to English, leading to UC Santa Barbara, journalism at the Los Angeles Times, and book writing. Kaplan later embraced literature, arguing reading novels complements economics.
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John Barleycorn
Jack London
UC Santa Barbara
Los Angeles Times
David Kaplan
UCLA
Santa Monica College
Kaplan
Miles Corwin
UC Irvine
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