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Education’s Challenge: Don’t Play It Again Sam! | Emanuele Corso
Heron. Nimbus Park, Oregon. By Keith Todd. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Nov. 4, 2016 First a bit of history. I wrote this essay in 1971 when I was at the time finishing ...
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The Beginning And The End | Emanuele Corso
Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2016 My first day teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was an eye-opener. Following my PhD, I was asked to stay and teach in the Department of ...
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Hurricane Mathew vs. Shock and Awe of Empire | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 On Friday, Oct. 7, we were awaiting the hurricane named Mathew that was fast approaching Daytona Beach, Florida. My wife and ...
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Being the smartest kid in your class can be a problem | Mickey Z.
Louis Sergent, 16, Lejunior, Kentucky. Sept. 13, 1946. Russell Lee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 In the third grade, our teacher asked us what ...
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Internal Watchdog Blasts EPA's Egregious Delay on Flint Emergency Order | Deirdre Fulton
Susan Hedman, the former EPA region 5 director, stepped down earlier this year. (Photo: Flint Journal) The EPA 'had the authority and sufficient information' to issue such an order as early as June ...
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You wanna see something REALLY scary this Halloween? | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2016 “The only thing we have to fear…” - the dude who signed Executive Order 9066 Halloween is an odd holiday. The ostensible concept ...
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The Importance of Public Education | Emanuele Corso
Photo by Michael Kordahi. Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Sept. 28, 2016 "Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.” So said Aristotle and likewise a number ...
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Honoring Aylan Kurdi by Ending the War in Syria | Ramzy Baroud
A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of Aylan Kurdi. (AP Photo/DHA) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 21, 2016 "A photograph, no matter how emotionally wrenching, can only do ...
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Why are teens and pre-teens always on their phones? The answers will blow you away. | Mickey Z.
Tween Cell Phone Texting. By Carissa Rogers. Flickr/(CC BY 2.0) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 12, 2016 It ain’t exactly The Breakfast Club, but imagine a classroom filled with 12- or ...
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What 'Who Took Johnny' can teach us about filmmaking, 'sex' trafficking, and missing children | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 30, 2016 “Most of the films we make are about people fighting for what they believe in against incredible odds. Who Took Johnny is one of ...
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Why are men stronger than women? The answer may surprise you | Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 29, 2015 Recently, a group of Aymara women amazed the world by doing something unexpected. They not only took on the 19,974-foot high Huayna Potosi Mountain in ...
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