A Must-Read for Educators, Parents & Pretty Much Everybody Else, Too

When everything is urgent, nothing is urgent, right?  Like, urgent becomes the new normal – like the past few months, for example – and it takes something truly electrifying to shock the system. On Saturday, July 25, 2020, exactly that sort of shock was zapped into the system by Brigid Nease, Superintendent of the Harwood …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Monday, July 25, 1955

In the Top Ten: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw On the Bestseller List: Run Silent, Run Deep by Edward L. Beach Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: The Kentuckian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3imvkv58Eo New In Comic Shops: Crime Does Not Pay #147 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: December Bride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHg80IrjK0 Magazine Roulette: …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Sunday, July 24, 1988

In the Top Ten: Sign Your Name by Terence Trent D’Arby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dluHzQhLcME On the Bestseller List: Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Big Top Pee-Wee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fk8FRzsQkg New In Comic Shops: Justice League International #15 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Supercarrier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0C4YximZiQ Magazine Roulette: Good Housekeeping Photo credit: etsy.com Sports: Montreal …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Saturday, July 23, 1960

In the Top Ten: Alley-Oop by The Hollywood Argyles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-Ufban_Pk On the Bestseller List: Set This House on Fire by William Styron Photo credit: ebay.com New In Theaters: Elmer Gantry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHHUtg-o-8Q New In Comic Shops: Secrets of Young Brides #20 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: The Man and the Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoJvzTwQKs0 Magazine Roulette: if Photo …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, July 22, 1998

In the Top Ten: Adia by Sara McLachlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wW8N4pt3U On the Bestseller List: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: Polish Wedding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIwHBinvf-o New In Comic Shops: American Splendor Transatlantic Comics #1 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Scarlett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkgiIGSyCto Magazine Roulette: People Weekly Photo credit: people.com Sports: Anaheim …

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