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#LateToThePartyReview: ‘Bambi’ A Movie Most People Have Seen Already (Except For Me)
As a middle-aged person, I *finally* watched the original Bambi (1942), an animated movie classic, for the first time. I decided to write about it.
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When Nepotism Is A Double-Edged Sword: The Case of Jay Paterno
Jay Paterno, son of Joe Paterno (legendary college football coach) struggles to find a coaching job or purpose beyond working for his dad.
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If Letter Grades Were Good Enough For Jesus: Montgomery County PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ (Maryland) New Grading System
A Maryland school district’s implementation of a new grading system created confusion among administrators, teachers, parents and students.
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Social Media and Civic Engagement: Many Questions, A Few Answers
Can social media and networks increase our involvement in the political process beyond clicking the ‘like’ button?
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Are McMansions Really Headed Towards Slumville?
Many middle-class homeowners can no longer afford to live in their McMansions due to their high mortgage loan payments.
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Grant Memorial: The ‘Ugly Betty’ of U.S. Presidential Monuments
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is classified as a presidential memorial, like the Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR, but in terms of recognition it is the poor stepchild of Washington, DC…
American Civil War, American Presidents, bad presidents, civil war, culture, DC, DC Tourism, Dennis Montagna, Grant, Grant Memorial, Kirk Savage, longreads, military, monuments, National Park Services, politics, presidential history, presidential memorials, presidential monuments, presidential scandals, presidents, style, tourism, U.S. memorials, U.S. Monuments, U.S. Park Services, u.s. presidents, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Washington DC memorials -
Media Myth Surrounding the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debates & the Boston Globe
The groupthink about the 1960 U.S. Presidential Debate is that John Kennedy won over the television debate audience while Richard Nixon reigned over those who heard it on the radio.…
1960 u.s. presidential election, 1960s, 1970s, ABC, Boston Globe, candidates, CBS, debates, Don Hewitt, election coverage, elections, JFK, John Kennedy, kennedy, longreads, media, media myth, NBC, newspapers, nixon, politicians, presidential candidates, presidential debates, presidential elections, presidents, radio, Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, sixties, television
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