Columbia slams to last in FIRE free speech rankings
The New York Daily News notes Columbia University placed last of 203 schools in FIRE's third annual free speech survey. Students report limited comfort voicing ideas, with peers often silencing speakers, while Columbia faces past disciplinary actions against professors. Bollinger steps down next year as part of a transition.
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Foundation For Individual Rights In Education
FIRE
College Pulse
Columbia
Fordham
NYU
Lee Bollinger
Bollinger
New York Daily News
U.S. News & World Report
Bragg and James pursue Bannon case amid pardon fallout
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and AG Tish James seek money laundering and conspiracy charges against Steve Bannon connected to the We Build The Wall scheme. They argue federal pardon issues do not bar state actions, noting that Bannon may face trial if he does not plead. Three co-defendants have faced pleas or trials, including a mistrial in one case.
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We Build the Wall, Inc
Manhattan
Bannon
Pals
Trump
Joe Biden
Alvin Bragg
Tish James
Bragg
James
Mexico
Feds
New York
Tim Shea
Steve Bannon
Medina Gazette Letters Guidelines for Readers
The Medina Gazette asks for letters to the editor under 250 words and notes editing for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include name full home address and phone number for verification and provide contact by email to letters medina-gazette.com or by mail to the Gazette address in Medina Ohio.
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Gazette
Medina-Gazette.com
the Gazette
W. Liberty St
Medina
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Trubin
Phillynews.com
Sharing the debt: Ohio church forgives medical bills
Washington Avenue Christian Church in Elyria raised 21000 to forgive 21,000 dollars in medical debt for Lorain County residents through RIP Medical Debt. The effort, started from a 1000 dollar gift, grew with donations from across the country, erasing 2.1 million dollars of debt and inspiring broader contributions locally and nationally.
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Nathan A. Russell
Elyria
Washington Avenue Christian Church
Russell
Disciples of Christ
Janet Long
Long
Lorain County
Washington, D.C
Outreach
Ohio
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Michigan
Washington Avenue
Ripmedicaldebt.org
United States
Queen Elizabeth II a stabilizing force amid world turmoil
Trudy Rubin reflects on Queen Elizabeth II as a constant through postwar Britain, the Cold War, and modern upheavals. She notes the monarch’s humor and duty, cites Diana’s funeral moment, the 2012 Belfast handshake with Martin McGuinness, and the looming changes as Charles III ascends the throne.
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Paddington Bear
Paddington
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
U.S
England
Mideast
Britain
Ukraine
Europe
Diana
Elizabeth the Great
Charles III
Charles
Liz Truss
10 Downing Street
Poor Truss
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Truss
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Belfast
IRA
Martin McGuinness
McGuinness
Louis Mountbatten
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