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This week in history: Emma M. Nutt Day honors telephone operators
August 31, 2017Emma Mills Nutt, born in 1851, became the first woman telephone operator in America on September 1, 1878.
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Minneapolis activists aim to take over their city council
August 30, 2017As the Labor Day holiday approaches, progressive candidates for Minneapolis city offices begin the last two months of campaigning in their effort to capture a majority on the 13-member city council and win the mayor’s office.
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The days of August: Resistance comes to a town in Maine
August 30, 2017It was a scary scene. A truck swept by bearing a confederate flag. A number of days passed. A second appeared, then a third, and a fourth. Were we dialing back to the 19th century of...
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Neglected infrastructure and uncontrolled development left Houston vulnerable
August 30, 2017Helter-skelter development in a county with no zoning has left lots of concrete where water doesn't drain and little green space to absorb it.
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Trump promises to help Texas, but sought disaster aid cuts
August 30, 2017Trump wanted to cut the federal budget for disaster relief—the aid that goes to families in distress from disasters like Harvey.
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