Almanac highlights and historical birthdays
Today's almanac notes birthdays of figures such as Jonathan Edwards and Vaclav Havel. It recalls President Truman urging meatless Tuesdays and poultry-free Thursdays to ease European shortages, plus milestones like Barry Bonds 71st and 72nd homers in 2001. Also lists McDonald’s global count in 2015 and the moon phase between Sept 30 and Oct 8.
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Jonathan Edwards
Chester A. Arthur
U.S
Louis Lumiere
Ray Kroc
McDonald’s Corp
Bil Keane
Vaclav Havel
Steve Miller
Bernie Mac
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Mario Lemieux
Guy Pearce
Kate Winslet
Jesse Eisenberg
FACT
White House
Truman
Europe
Barry Bonds
New Moon
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor for Nov 8 Election
The Chronicle Telegram notes letters must be 250 words or fewer and edited for brevity. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday Oct 28. Include signature full address and phone. submit by mail fax or email to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Voters urged to cast ballots as election nears
Opinion arguing turnout, not polls, will decide the election outcome. It cites Brexit and Colombia as warnings of apathy, notes Clinton leads polls, warns Trump supporters may be undercounted, and urges universal GOTV effort to avoid post-election regret. The author emphasizes civic duty and warns against complacency.
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Washington
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Politico
Morning Consult
Trump
Clinton
U.S
Colombia
European Union
David Cameron
London School of Economics
Juan Manuel Santos
Duterte
Britain
Trump tax fixes would primarily benefit Trump
The piece argues Trump’s proposed tax changes would mostly aid him by eliminating the estate tax, slicing top rates to 33 percent, and possibly taxing business income as low as 15 percent. It notes the Tax Policy Center finds the gains would disproportionately favor the wealthiest and warns such changes could maintain his ability to avoid taxes.
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Washington
Donald Trump
New York Times
Clinton
Democratic Party
Trump
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Fox News
Donald J. Trump
Nonpartisan
Tax Policy Center
Howard Gleckman
TaxVax
Nixon
China
Obamacare apocalypse hype fades six years on
The article argues the predicted Obamacare apocalypse did not occur six years after enactment. It cites Kaiser data showing trends toward more full time work, stable employer coverage, modest premium increases, and ongoing exchange and Medicaid dynamics, noting remaining uninsured numbers and partisan divides. It quotes experts and mentions limitations of the health care marketplaces.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S
D.C
Health and Human Services
Sylvia Matthew Burwell
Obamacare
Drew Altman
Kaiser
Altman
Obama
Burwell
America
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Milwaukee
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Ramirezto
Ruth Marcus
Ruthmarcus
Gop
Dana Milbank
Milbank
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