Roosevelt Speech and Wallace Tuskegee Incident Highlighted
Almanac notes 1901 Roosevelts speak softly and carry a big stick phrase origin. 1963 Alabama Governor Wallace blocks Tuskegee High School integration with state troopers. 1991 US recognizes independence of Estonia Latvia Lithuania. Births include McAuliffe Archibald Bradshaw Harmon Connors Reeves Hayek. Moon phase noted between last quarter and new moon.
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Theodore Rooseve
Alabama
George Wallace
Tuskegee High School
United States
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Christa McAuliffe
Nathaniel “Tiny” Archibald
Terry Bradshaw
Mark Harmon
Jimmy Connors
Keanu Reeves
Salma Hayek
Theodore Roosevelt
Tea and education push in Afghanistan fuels hope
Trudy Rubin profiles Greg Mortenson of the Central Asia Institute and his work building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He argues empowering village elders and local involvement, not centralized control, will stabilize Afghanistan and advance girls education despite Taliban pressure.
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Afghanistan
Greg Mortenson
Pakistan
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Mortenson
Taliban
Tanzania
Shafraz Khan
Badakshan
Hindu Kush
Central Asia Institute
Ikat.org
U.S
United States
College of Mines
China
America
Kabul
Stanley McChrystal
David Petraeus
Embarrassed by Unemployment and a New Car
Diana Wagman, former Cal State Long Beach film professor, describes juggling unemployment, a new car, and soaring expenses in Los Angeles. She notes payments cover health insurance, tuition, and basic needs while facing budget cuts and job loss.
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Ronald Reagan
Sierra Club
ACLU
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Powers That Be
Diana Wagman
Cal State
Long Beach
Lessons from disasters on looting and law in crises
Rebecca Solnit argues that authorities too often equate looting with mob violence and urges shifting focus from property to human life. She cites Katrina and 1906 San Francisco to show how martial law and killings harmed communities and calls for no death penalty for minor property crimes and for policy that preserves civilian safety and dignity.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
ProPublica
PBS
Frontline
New Orleans
Glover
Times-Picayune
L.A
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Melissa
Saan
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P.O
Trubin
Phillynews.com
U.S. Army
A.C. Thompson
David Warren
Henry Glover
Tulane University
Rebecca Solnit
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