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Julie Ann Rea
Philadelphia writer. CRAZYBUGS (Scantic 2021). Contributing Editor Barren Magazine. Words in New Delta Review and elsewhere📚
Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92www.nytimes.com Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.
May 13, 1985: Philadelphia Police Bomb MOVEwww.zinnedproject.org The Philadelphia Police Department dropped a C-4 bomb on the home of the MOVE organization, killing eleven people (including five children) and wiping out half a city block.
I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombingwww.npr.org Philadelphia native Gene Demby was 4 years old when city police dropped a bomb on a house of black activists in his hometown. Thirty years later, he's still trying to make sense of it all.
When Facebook fails, local media matters even more for our planet's future • Kansas Reflectorkansasreflector.com We are getting along OK without the promotional help of Facebook, but it does seem problematic that a behemoth such as Meta can dictate the terms of our communications.
Protect Prattville Library Staff and Patrons, organized by EveryLibrary Institute NFPwww.gofundme.com The Autauga-Prattville Alabama Library board has fired the lib… EveryLibrary Institute NFP needs your support for Protect Prattville Library Staff and Patrons
Ur-Fascism | Umberto Ecowww.nybooks.com I think it is possible to outline a list of features that are typical of what I would like to call Ur-Fascism, or Eternal Fascism. These features cannot be organized into a system; many of them contra...
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study findswww.latimes.com Much of the Colorado River's water is used for agriculture. A new study shows 46% of the water that is diverted is used to grow hay to feed cattle.
Drag story hour at Pa. library canceled after suspicious package and threats, authorities saywhyy.org A state police bomb squad later cleared the library, but police said “additional reported threats” were still being investigated.
State anti-DEI laws sow uncertainty in public colleges and universitiespubs.aip.org Inclusivity efforts are thwarted as faculty and institutions navigate new laws with unclear penalties.
Suggest a Titlewww.dclibrary.org Please fill out the form below to suggest titles for the library to purchase. Your suggestion will be forwarded to the purchasing department for further review.
Students want new books. Thanks to restrictions, librarians can’t buy them.wapo.st Conversations with 37 school librarians across 21 states suggest a thicket of red tape is impairing their ability to buy books.
Long-running nonprofit boutique leverages partnerships to alleviate clothing insecurity - Grid Magazinegridphilly.com In a women’s recovery home for addiction, a volunteer offered to wash Rhonda Richardson’s laundry for her. After seeing that Richardson owned only a few worn pieces of clothing, the woman gave her a v...
Students could get grades changed over politics under Arizona Senate plantucson.com Legislation approved by Senate would give university students a new avenue to appeal by alleging "political bias". Teachers could be ordered to change grades.