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    Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Elie Wiesel, history's witness

    It was a fine April day last week that found Elie Wiesel at Chapman University; it was a fine April day too, 58 years earlier, when the gaunt, teenage Wiesel found himself alive and suddenly free to walk out of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In the decades since, Wiesel's impassioned writing and speaking have won him a Nobel Peace Prize, and a large place in the public intellectual discourse about the Holocaust and the human condition. They have also brought him to Chapman each spring for the last three years as a distinguished presidential fellow, meeting with students and faculty to keep the significance of the Holocaust green in their minds.
    It was a fine April day last week that found Elie Wiesel at Chapman University; it was a fine April day too, 58 years earlier, when the gaunt, teenage Wiesel found himself alive and suddenly free to walk out of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In the...

    Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief, Lawyers

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  2. Lugar adds American Academy of Arts and Sciences to resume, is 1 of 198 chosen this year

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Lugar is one of 198 people whose selection was announced Wednesday by the Cambridge, Mass., policy group. Lugar is Indiana's...

    Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Richard Mourdock, Entertainment Events, Richard Lugar, Tea Party Movement

    3. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Martin Luther King Jr. brought the fight to Chicago

    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced violent mobs if they tried moving into white neighborhoods and were refused service at Loop restaurants. Gerrymandering of school boundaries<strong> </strong>kept the public schools segregated.
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    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced...

    Tags: FBI, Rentals, Politics, Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago Apartments

    4. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Robert Swan donates shoe to East Jordan Shoe Club

    EAST JORDAN -- Matt Hamilton's Shoe Club at East Jordan Middle School is dedicated to helping students learn to set goals and a mission for their lives.
    EAST JORDAN -- Matt Hamilton's Shoe Club at East Jordan Middle School is dedicated to helping students learn to set goals and a mission for their lives. Hamilton, a history teacher at the school, has collected shoes from people who excel at what they do...

    Tags: Education, Human Interest, Antarctica, Hobbies, Health and Medical Professionals

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. It's Earth Day! Here are 7 ways to honor the planet

    Happy Earth Day!
    Happy Earth Day! It’s been 43 years since Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson celebrated the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. It’s not yet a federal holiday, but Earth Day is celebrated by schoolkids from coast to coast (along with many...

    Tags: Weather, Ecosystems, Global Change, Earth Day, Entertainment Events

    6. Apr 22, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. The end of macro magic

    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund recently held a conference that should concern most people despite its arcane subject -- "Rethinking Macro Policy II." Macroeconomics is the study of the entire economy, as opposed to the examination of individual markets ("microeconomics"). The question is how much "macro" policies can produce and protect prosperity. Before the 2008-09 financial crisis, there was great confidence that they could. Now, with 38 million unemployed in Europe and the United States -- and recoveries that are feeble or nonexistent -- macroeconomics is in disarray and disrepute.
    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund recently held a conference that should concern most people despite its arcane subject -- "Rethinking Macro Policy II." Macroeconomics is the study of the entire economy, as opposed to the examination of...

    Tags: Finance, European Central Bank, Central Bank, Financial Markets, Government Debt

    7. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Letters: Discipline in the classroom

    Re "'Willful defiance' in schools," Editorial, April 16 As a principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District, I have a few concerns about your editorial on suspension policy. The Times said that suspending kids from school rarely makes sense...

    Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, John Gurdon, Entertainment Events

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Franz X. Groll, physician

    Dr. Franz Xavier Groll, a retired physician who lived and practiced on Eager Street in downtown Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, died of pulmonary thrombosis April 2 at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 95.
    Dr. Franz Xavier Groll, a retired physician who lived and practiced on Eager Street in downtown Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, died of pulmonary thrombosis April 2 at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 95. Born in Aalen in Germany, he was the son...

    Tags: Germany, American Red Cross, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Mount Vernon, Thrombosis

    9. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Stop dissing the humanities

    If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need. When politicians and columnists call for increased spending on STEM projects &mdash; that's science, technology, engineering and mathematics &mdash; don't they know they're alienating at least half the country?
    If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....

    Tags: Land Price, Politics, Newspapers, Mike Gatto, University of California, Los Angeles

    10. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  10. The Markley TV Club: Final Season of 'West Wing'

    <em>My roommate Pat and I recently, for some reason, watched the final season of &ldquo;The West Wing&rdquo; together on Netflix, which produced a number of arguments, speculations, and asides that I have compiled in an e-mail exchange for the inaugural edition of The Markley TV Club. I realize the final season of &ldquo;The West Wing&rdquo; in which plucky Texas congressman Matt Santos faced off against Republican straight-talker Arnold Vinick, aired like 27 years ago or something, but so what? Y&rsquo;all didn&rsquo;t get me and my roommate&rsquo;s commentary until right now.</em>
    My roommate Pat and I recently, for some reason, watched the final season of “The West Wing” together on Netflix, which produced a number of arguments, speculations, and asides that I have compiled in an e-mail exchange for the inaugural...

    Tags: CVS Corp., Colombia, Iraq War (2003-2011), Politics, Nuclear Accidents

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| SFL

  11. Author Sarah Dessen, "Bonsai People" and Bill Burr at SoBe Comedy Festival

    <strong>Bill Burr:</strong> The storm of meteor rocks that pelted Russia back in February inspired, oh, let's call it a "strange" comedy bit from the comedian. "It's really disappointing that that meteor didn't kill anybody," Burr announced to audiences at a recent comedy festival. Burr's a shocking guy when he wants to be, and his comedy's laced with the kind of existential farce that puts him in good company with the headlining yucksters at the South Beach Comedy Festival, bowing Wednesday at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Burr shares a bill with Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan and others. 8 p.m. Wednesday. $35.50-$45.50. 305-673-7300 or <a href="http://southbeachcomedyfestival.com/" target="_blank">SouthBeachComedyFestival.com</a>. <strong><em>&mdash; Phillip Valys</em></strong>
    Bill Burr: The storm of meteor rocks that pelted Russia back in February inspired, oh, let's call it a "strange" comedy bit from the comedian. "It's really disappointing that that meteor didn't kill anybody," Burr announced to audiences at a recent comedy...

    Tags: Fillmore Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Bill Burr, Entertainment Events

    12. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. George Orwell's Indian birthplace dedicated to Gandhi; locals fume

    The bungalow where George Orwell was born, in Motihari, Bihar, India, is finally being <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/15/george-orwells-birthplace-in-india-to-become-gandhi-memorial/">turned into a monument</a>, Agence France-Presse reports -- but it's a monument to Mahatma Gandhi, not the British writer. Local officials laid a foundation stone at the site over the weekend.
    The bungalow where George Orwell was born, in Motihari, Bihar, India, is finally being turned into a monument, Agence France-Presse reports -- but it's a monument to Mahatma Gandhi, not the British writer. Local officials laid a foundation stone at the...

    Tags: Starbucks Corp., Entertainment Events

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