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Opinion: To leave out these discussions of history is akin to burning books
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Visiting a local book store recently, I bought the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. I had read some of Bradbury’s books in the past (I’m a science fiction fan) and thought I would enjoy this one. Unfortunately, the book written in 1951 has so many parallels with today’s political climate that I am not sure I can finish it.
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Opinion: Trump’s anti-DEI directive is all about control and power
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President Donald Trump takes the cap off a pen before an signing executive order for immigration actions to build a border wall during a visit to the Homeland Security Department in Washington. - photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais
According to The Times, UNG will comply with Trump’s anti-DEI directive to avoid being defunded. Trump’s anti-DEI directive is in response to Biden’s DEI directive, which Trump claims was an immoral, illegal, and shameful discrimination program, a claim that is utter nonsense, and Trump knows it.
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