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Richard Wright and democracy at home

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

I recently read Richard Wright’s Black Boy, an autobiography of the novelist and poet born in 1908, depicting his early life in the South and his years in Chicago, from 1927 to 1937, until he moved on to New York … Continue reading →

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Time to discuss public education funding, not “gang up on lawmakers””

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

I found the Daily Local News 10/5/14 editorial, “Homeowners, time to gang up on lawmakers,” very perplexing. (You can find the original version online in the Pottstown Mercury, 10/3/14.) I actually favor state funding for public education, because I think … Continue reading →

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State of the Union, 2013, with focus on education

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

As I mentioned in “State of the Union, Act II” (1/27/11), the President’s 2010 SOTU address recognized that: …the devastation remains. One in 10 Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and … Continue reading →

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