NEWS
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434Michelle Obama Memoir ‘Becoming’ To Be Released In November
dpa, Berlin WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Becoming” chronicles Michelle Obama’s youth on the south side of Chicago, her life as an executive...
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412Is Detroit Really A ‘Blank Slate?’ Depends On Who You Ask
By John Gallagher Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Some longtime Detroiters say that oft-heard “blank slate” metaphor is disrespectful of...
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471WGN Anchor Told A Muslim Blogger That She Didn’t ‘Sound Like An American.’ Her Response Went Viral.
By Nara Schoenberg Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Chicago fashion blogger Hoda Katebi says she hopes that her WGN interview encourages...
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445Whiffenpoofs Are All-Male No More; Woman Accepted To Sing Tenor
New Haven Register, Conn. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Sofia Campoamor will make history singing tenor 1 with the Whiffenpoofs, the nation’s oldest...
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422Students Need Lessons To Identify Fake News, Journalism Dean Says
By John Hildebrand Newsday WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Stony Brook University’s Journalism Dean Howard Schneider has called on the state Board of...
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541At Ignite Education Lab 2018, Nine Speakers Reflect On Success — And Mistakes
By Katherine Long The Seattle Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) At a Seattle conference focused on education, teachers shared the good, bad...