Almanag May 25 2016 Highlights and Birthdays
Almanac style items note notable birthdays including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Octavia Spencer, plus a 1986 Hands Across America event that raised 34 million dollars. Babe Ruth 4-for-4 with three homers in 1935 is recalled, and Raymond Carver offers a quoted line. The Oprah show ran 4,561 episodes. Moon phase runs between May 21 full moon and May 29 last quarter.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Gene Tunney
Robert Ludlum
Raymond Carver
Ian McKellen
Frank Oz
Mike Myers
Anne Heche
Octavia Spencer
Miguel Tejada
Cillian Murphy
Brian Urlacher
Babe Ruth
Pittsburgh Pirates
Forbes Field
Grit over talent in Duckworths enduring success theory
Esther Cepeda reviews Angela Duckworth’s Grit The Power of Passion and Perseverance. The book argues that sustained effort across four elements passion practice purpose and hope drives achievement more than innate talent. It discusses grit paragons and how to cultivate resilience optimism and meaningful long term work.
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Chicago
Angela Duckworth
Paul Tough
Duckworth
Rowdy Gaines
Joyce Carol Oates
Martha Graham
Editor letters guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites readers to submit letters under 250 words with signature full address and phone for verification. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste by mail fax or email to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Trump broad list of potential Supreme Court nominees
Cal Thomas outlines Trump’s release of a short list of eleven potential Supreme Court nominees, noting conservative credentials and past rulings. He cites Allison Eid Raymond Gruender Joan Larsen and Thomas Hardiman among others while contrasting liberal responses and predicting political impact on credibility and support.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Cnn.com
John Malcolm
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Malcolm
Steven Colloton
U.S. Court of Appeals
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George W. Bush
Yale
William Rehnquist
Allison Eid
Colorado Supreme Court
Eid
Colorado
University of Colorado
Clarence Thomas
Raymond Gruender
Bush
Gruender
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University of Michigan School of Law
Antonin Scalia
Michigan Court
Thomas Hardiman
Pennsylvania
Third Circuit
New Jersey
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the Post
Clinton
Sanders
Ronald Reagan
Trump’s taxes and the 47 percent critique resurface
The piece argues that Donald Trump, like Mitt Romney before him, may avoid paying federal income taxes through real estate deductions and strategic structuring. It notes Trump’s refusal to release tax returns while suggesting he benefits from depreciation, interest deductions, and other loopholes. It cites tax experts and contrasts with the earned income tax credit relied on by the 47 percent.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Mitt Romney
Romney
Trump
Washington Post
Drew Harwell
Bob McIntyre
Citizens For Tax Justice
Leona Helmsley
Helmsley
Roberton Williams
Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center
Steven Rosenthal
Urban Brookings
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