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...Johnson, who now teaches sixth-grade Social Studies in Compton, Calif., notes TFA’s ongoing support through alumni meetings. The training and alumni network are all attractive benefits, but the program’s vision is its most attractive feature. Chatterjee, who teaches high school chemistry in Newark, N.J., explains, “Teach For America has a very unique vision and mission statement, so when you’re joining up, you’re sort of becoming a part of that whole mission, that one day all kids will have the same opportunity...
...transgender issues and supportive of transgender communities. Yet, our own university does not include gender identity in the list of categories against which it is committed not to discriminate. And the most recent act of anti-transgender violence picked up by national media took place on October 3 in Newark, Calif., just a half-hour drive from San Francisco, the birthplace of the Day of Remembrance...
...called Robert Torricelli on the phone, he had a simple message: "Keep on fighting." After all, if anyone can empathize with Torricelli, it's the ex-President. The local press corps is in a frenzy, feasting on the first-term Senator's ethical woes. When Torricelli addressed Hispanics in Newark last week, the crowd swooned to his riffs on taxes and jobs. After the speech, a TV reporter asked only about scandal. "There are real issues," said Torricelli with a sigh a bit later, sipping a skim mocha latte in a nearby Starbucks. Then his cell phone rang with another...
...called Robert Torricelli on the phone, he had a simple message: "Keep on fighting." After all, if anyone can empathize with Torricelli, it's the ex-President. The local press corps is in a frenzy, feasting on the first-term Senator's ethical woes. When Torricelli addressed Hispanics in Newark last week, the crowd swooned to his riffs on taxes and jobs. After the speech, a TV reporter asked only about scandal. "There are real issues," said Torricelli with a sigh a bit later, sipping a skim mocha latte in a nearby Starbucks. Then his cell phone rang with another...
...game. And as they grow up, they may just want to go see the nearby Mets, especially if former Cyclones stars are playing. "Part of kids' love for this team is love for the Mets," says Jeff Wilpon. Former Yankees catcher Rick Cerone, who owns the unaffiliated Newark Bears, says his team is giving the whole sport a lift. "We're helping the majors," he says. "We're cultivating younger fans to baseball." Who would have thought that players on teams like the Clinton Lumber Kings or the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes would be doing as much for the game...