Almanac Items and Birthdays from September 6 2017
Almanac entry notes the date the 249th day of 2017 and 79th day of summer. It lists notable birthdays including Jane Addams Joseph Kennedy Idris Elba John Wall and others. It cites Princess Diana funeral viewership and a Jane Addams quote about wisdom from life. It records a full moon on September 6.
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Jane Addams
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr
Roger Waters
Swoosie Kurtz
Jane Curtin
Jeff Foxworthy
Chris Christie
Rosie Perez
Macy Gray
Idris Elba
John Wall
Diana
Kelly in Charge at the White House
Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri sketches a satirical portrait of Gen. John Kelly tightening controls at the White House. The piece mocks reform of briefing sources and strict communications while ridiculing prior chaos and colorful aides.
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Kelly
White House
John Kelly
Donald Trump
Trump
Stephen K. Bannon
Oval Office
Ivanka Trump
InfoWars
Reince Preibus
Jared Kushner
Ban
Alexandra Petri
Washington Post
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor under 250 words and may edit for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone for verification. Mail to Editorial Page Editor Elyria Ohio, or fax to 329 7282 or email letters chroniclet com.
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Turbulent choices face Turks under Erdogan in changing Turkey
An American observer describes Istanbul under President Erdogan amid security gains and protests over constitutional reforms that end the prime minister role and may extend Erdogan’s rule. The piece weighs secular heritage versus a shift toward Islamic state governance and NATO questions.
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Istanbul
Agatha Christie
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Ottoman Empire
Bosphorus Strait
Europe
Asia
Erdogan
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Republic of Turkey
Christian Science Monitor
Turkey
NATO
Trump
Erdogan a lone decider amid Turkish tensions and external risks
The piece argues that Turkish President Erdogan concentrates decision making, reducing clerical influence, while noting rising Turkish emigration, a U S property surge, and a September Kurdistan independence referendum that could destabilize the region. It references an August 2016 WSJ piece on Turkish buyers in Florida and a 2004 Chicago panel appearance.
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U.S
Florida
Wall Street Journal
Turkey
Erdogan
Academy of Achievement
Chicago
Kurdistan
Daniel Pipes
Middle East Forum
KRG
Congress as check on a dangerous president in postwar history
Robert Kagan argues for formal congressional governance to curb a president's excesses. He recalls 1865 when Republicans seized control of Reconstruction and suggests a bipartisan joint national security committee could deter harmful actions, with anti Trump moves already evident on Russia sanctions and health care.
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Kelly
Donald Trump
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Edwin Stanton
South
Stanton
House
Senate
Russia
Trump
Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Intelligence
Thaddeus Stevens
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