Showing posts with label Confederate Statues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Confederate Statues. Show all posts

Thursday, January 4, 2018

1/4/2018: Network Neutrality Comes to an End (Opinion) - Memphis Removes Confederate Statues from Downtown Memphis

Today's Article: Network Neutrality Comes to an End (Opinion)
From: The Washington Times
Readability Score: 11.9


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to eliminate Net Neutrality. Have your students read this opinion piece and discuss the issue.

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Today's Alternate Article: Memphis Removes Confederate Statues from Downtown Memphis
Readability Score: 9.3

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

8/29/2017: City Slaps Fines On Businesses For Putting Signs On Windows Without Permits - Confederate Monuments Taken Down in Baltimore Overnight

Today's Article: City Slaps Fines On Businesses For Putting Signs On Windows Without Permits
From: DNA Info Chicago
Readability Score: 9.9

A number of neighborhood small business owners are complaining that the city is overzealously policing sign permits, saying they've had to pay thousands of dollars in fines for words painted on their shop windows.

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http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Confederate Monuments Taken Down in Baltimore Overnight
Readability Score: 7.5

Aug. 16, 2017 Confederate statues in Baltimore were removed from their bases overnight by city contractors, who used heavy machinery to load them onto flatbed trucks and haul them away — an abrupt end to more than a year of indecision on what to do with the memorials.


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