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...school and elsewhere, for instance, many still speak of the “red states” as if they were inhabited by spiders or other equally unpleasant creatures. Or, to take an example from the other side of the political spectrum, consider the strange mutation of the campaign in September 2008, when it suddenly started to matter where one came from. It’s still easy to recall how a candidate repeatedly insisted that the size of one’s birthplace is (somehow) a reliable predictor of character...
...show—since 1997. Seegars said that Lauer’s experiences interviewing scores of different people and traveling the world for the Today Show’s segment “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” will allow the television personality to speak to seniors about the world outside the Harvard bubble. Yet the choice of a television news personality for the June 3 student-focused celebration left some seniors less than thrilled. “I’m sure he will be more entertaining than Ben Bernanke, but I was hoping...
...raises the most important discussion being had in the culture today.” Waters, an editor at the HUP, said that the panel made certain concepts in the humanities more accessible. “The barriers between the humanities break down when you listen to these two guys speak,” he said. At the end of the discussion, Taylor said, “I felt that the event was important in showing the complexity of civilization and the sacred and secular worlds. In it, one is not replacing the other, but there is an interweaving...
Rush Limbaugh to Speak at Left-Leaning Anti-Poverty Conference Sojourners In an inspiring display of bipartisan bridge-building, talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh has accepted Jim Wallis' invitation to deliver a keynote address at Sojourners' Mobilization to End Poverty conference in April. "I've always said the monologue of the extreme right is over, and a new dialogue has begun," said Wallis. "Well, that dialogue is about to get a whole lot louder." Limbaugh, longtime champion of conservative media, announced his acceptance of the invitation on his daily radio show. Interrupted occasionally by call-ins of incredulous listeners, Limbaugh...
...Fowler-Finn’s early departure from the district. The application process closed in late February. From a pool of over 30 applicants, the school committee then selected semi-finalists, who were interviewed in a closed process. The finalists were publicly announced last week.Nash, the first candidate to speak, is currently one of the academic superintendents for Boston Public Schools. She noted that it is essential for central administration and individual schools to work together. “Shared decision-making is the cornerstone of the schoolhouse,” she said.On two occasions Nash said that...