Almanac Highlights on This Date and Births
Almanac notes today October 2 2024 as the 276th day of the year with autumn underway. It lists notable birthdays including Gandhi Hull and Greene and mentions Tolstoy Gandhi correspondence. It also cites the 17 897 Peanuts strips from 1950 to 2000 and notes a new moon on October 2.
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Nat Turner
Mohandas Gandhi
Cordell Hull
Groucho Marx
Bud Abbott
Graham Greene
Rex Reed
Steve Sabol
Don McLean
Sting
Kelly Ripa
Brittany Howard
Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Charles Schulz
Why is the election so tight and why it matters
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson analyzes why the 2024 race remains tightly contested between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. He weighs polling, gender dynamics, base loyalty, demographic factors, and turnout, noting Trump’s persistent base and Harris’s gradual lead amid uncertainty about election day outcomes.
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Kamala Harris
Donald Trump
Harris
Trump
Hannibal Lecter
Post
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Nevada
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
U.S
J.D. Vance
Ohio
Associated Press
Vance
Joe Biden
The
New York Times
CNN
Biden
Pew Research
New York
Letters to the editor guidelines for Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and may edit for brevity accuracy and taste. Deadline for election letters is 5 p m Friday Oct 25. Limit 250 words. include signature full home address and telephone for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Harris border visit sparks partisan critique
A political critique claims Vice President Harris failed to secure the border citing her Arizona visit and policy proposals. The piece argues the Biden administration floods the country with migrants, highlighting ICE data on offenders and crimes while accusing Harris, Biden, and Mayorkas of dishonesty about border security.
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Kamala Harris
Arizona
Biden
U.S
Harris
Biden-Harris
Donald Trump
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE
Trump
Homeland Security
Alejandro Mayorkas
Migrants drive crime fears and border policy critique
The piece cites U S Rep Tony Gonzales figures on migrants with convictions including 62 231 assault 14 301 burglary 56 533 drug offenses and 2 521 kidnapping noting not all crimes are known It argues government duty to protect citizens and calls for impeachment talk and political ads linking crime victims to policy critique with a border in name only concept and a call for reader input to Cal Thomas tribpub.com
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U.S
Tony Gonzales
Texas
Gonzales
Senate
Trump
Willie Horton
Iran
Russia
China
Biden-Harris
Mexico
Harris
Letters to the Editor Rail at Lorain politics and labor
The letters praise Jack Hall as a servant leader for Lorain County and urge Genevieve Flieger to defend workers and unions while criticizing Gayle Manning. A second letter ridicules Marc Lupico’s Gadfly stance on party civility, rejects Trump critique, and defends Republican values. Kenneth Greszler of Oberlin signs off.
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Jack Hall
Hall
Lorain County
Gayle Manning
North Ridgeville
Ohio
Manning
Labor
Edu
Marc Lupico
Chronicle-Telegram
Michelle Hung
Lupico
Hung
Donald Trump
Trump
U.S
J.D. Vance
Cincinnati
Ohio Issue 1 and political chatter about gerrymandering
Letter discusses Issue 1 in Ohio aimed at ending partisan gerrymandering and criticizes ballot wording as misleading. The writer urges readers to review sources, questions the ballot board and court actions, and endorses reelecting Sen. Sherrod Brown while criticizing Bernie Moreno. The piece is signed by Karen Manning of Medina.
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Ohio
Frank LaRose
Citizens’ Redistricting Commission
Associated Press
Julie Carr Smyth
Chronicle-Telegram
Ballot Board
Ohio Supreme Court
Bernie Moreno
U.S
Donald Trump
Moreno
Trump
America
Sherrod Brown
Cleveland
Karen Manning Medina
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Almanac
Eugene Robinson
Washington Post
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Washpost.com
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Biden-Harrig
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribpub.com
Ohio General Assembly
Cation
Genevieve Flieger
Kenneth Greszler
Oberlin
Guage
Dean Ibsen Elyria
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