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PEN Reports Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans
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PEN America reported a record 11,982 book bans in U.S. public schools in 2025-26, with Texas alone logging over 8,100 after SB13.
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Tom Gallagher
It's troubling to see over 8,100 bans in Texas alone after that new law. Kids need access to all kinds of books to learn.
Michigan Governor Calls on America to ‘Mask Up,’ Urges Trump to Issue Nationwide Mandate
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— Jul 22, 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is challenging President Donald Trump to stand behind his endorsement of masks and issue a nationwide mandate requiring all Americans to wear them. Whitmer penned an op-ed published on…
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Memphis school employee stabs delivery driver six times with pen at American Way Middle School
World
— Aug 21, 2026
A Memphis-Shelby County Schools employee, Braxton Stewart, 36, is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a delivery driver multiple times with a pen during a late-delivery dispute at American Way Middle School; the driver was hospitalized in non-critical condition and Stewart was placed in custody with a court appearance forthcoming.
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An Old Insult Still On The Books
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— Jul 3, 2026
Two hundred and fifty years ago, King George III put pen to parchment and branded the American colonists traitors. Not metaphorically. Literally.
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AI Just Got A Green Light To Prescribe Drugs — At Least In One State
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 10h
Pollster Who Worked for Clinton Takes Aim at Dems Over Crime: ‘So Out of Touch’
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— Nov 4, 2022
Pollster Stanley Greenberg is going after Democrats for the way they are mishandling crime. Greenberg, who worked for former President Bill Clinton, penned an article in The American Prospect titled, “How Democrats…
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
— Ranking
From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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CALLISTA AND NEWT GINGRICH: Land Of The Free Because Of The Brave
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— Nov 11, 2024
On Nov. 5, Americans across the nation voted for the 47 th president of the United States, members of the U.S. Congress, and officials in their state and local governments. With a blue or black pen in hand, voters of…
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Longest Government Shutdown In History Finally Officially Over After More Than Six Weeks
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— Nov 13, 2025
The longest government shutdown in American history ended with the stroke of a pen by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday night. Trump signed a spending package into law funding the government through…
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Demi Lovato Sends Tearful Message to the ‘Commander in Chief’ in New Music Video
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— Oct 15, 2020
Demi Lovato is pleading with President Donald Trump to recognize the struggles Americans are facing amid the coronavirus pandemic and racial unrest in her new song “Commander in Chief.” She penned the anthem with Julia…
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Pence Pens Veterans Day Op-Ed, Delivers ‘Challenge’ To Those Who Have Not Served
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— Nov 11, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence has a challenge for those who have not served in the U.S. military. In a Fox News op-ed on Wednesday for Veterans Day, the vice president wrote, “To my fellow Americans who did not serve in…
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William Wilberforce Begins Abolition Campaign
Parliamentarian fights slave trade
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Jimmy Carter Argues the United States Is ‘At Genuine Risk of Civil Conflict’
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— Jan 6, 2022
Former President Jimmy Carter warned Americans the country now “teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.” Carter penned an op-ed published by The New York Times just one day before the first anniversary of the January…
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Neil Young Pens Open Letter To Trump Calling Him a ‘Disgrace’, Announces Support of Bernie Sanders
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— Feb 19, 2020
American-Canadian rock star Neil Young has always expressed disapproval of President Donald Trump . Now, his level of disdain has reached an unprecedented high. Now that he’s officially a U.S. citizen now he’s sounding…
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Physical Books vs E-Readers
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Paper's soul versus the paperless suitcase.
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Vietnam Vet Pens Powerful Letter to Soldiers Feeling Lost After Afghanistan Collapse
Opinion
— Nov 15, 2021
One of the first two American service members killed in the war in Afghanistan was Army Ranger Spc. Jonn Edmunds, who died when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Pakistan in October of 2001. Jonn was a resident of…
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Harris Takes Aim at Trump for ‘Disproportionately’ Harming Black Americans
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— Sep 18, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is calling on Black voters to vote for her and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November to make sure their voices are heard. Harris penned a scathing op-ed published by the…
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Pelosi Labels the Supreme Court ‘Extremist’: ‘Works to Punish and Control the American People’
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— Jun 28, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted the Supreme Court, calling it “extremist.” Pelosi penned a letter to her Democratic colleagues on Monday taking aim at the court over its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade…
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Letter To Biden Called Dad Arrested After Speaking Out About Daughter’s Rape Potential ‘Terrorist,’ DOJ Report Says
Libby Bandelin · 4 min · 10h
Biden Pens Op-Ed on Infrastructure Deal: One the ‘American People Can Be Proud Of’
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— Jun 29, 2021
President Joe Biden says the American people “can be proud of” the bipartisan infrastructure deal. In an op-ed on Yahoo News published Monday evening, the president wrote, “This deal is the largest long-term investment…
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The Four-Letter Type Test
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The classic sixteen-types test — twenty questions, four axes, your letters computed for real, and an AI portrait written for your exact mix.
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Weight of Words Reported Exploring Ordinary Legacies
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— Aug 22, 2026
Ivan C. Devall’s new book, The Weight of Words: Stories that Linger, is a 21-essay collection rooted in the American South that blends memoir, history, and narrative to explore how ordinary lives shape memory, faith, and legacy across eras and places. Accompanied by Preston L. Craig’s pen-and-ink drawings, the book aims to illuminate the enduring impact of character across generations and invites readers to reflect on their own histories.
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