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"She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas…. Now, Baker is fighting back." cbsnews.com/texas/news/lib…

The phrase "From the river to the sea" gives rise to understandable fear and alarm amid rising antisemitic violence and threats. But formal censure of speech is not the answer. Use of this rare rebuke solely on the basis of speech is concerning. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

A new book focusses on the role of the United States in the crisis that engulfed the Congo in 1960—and examines how Congolese independence was never given a chance, Isaac Chotiner writes. nyer.cm/y178uAS

Street Light Media Group: A boot-strapped online news publisher finds success in hometown markets By Bob Miller for Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine #newsmedia editorandpublisher.com/stories/street… #simplesharebuttons

Connecticut Officials Urge Residents to Receive Seasonal Vaccines Amid First Flu, RSV Deaths ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/11/09/con…

I love this story, wish I could take her class -- Susan Campbell (opinion): The most nuanced discourse I've ever heard in a college classroom ctinsider.com/opinion/articl… via CT Insider

Happy Birthday, Sesame Street! It premiered 54 years ago today! Sesame Street is the show that I, my sister, my father, my children loved above all others. Here's a piece Benj wrote as an intern Joan Ganz Cooney Center; it's called What Sesame Street Means To Me: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2020/09/03/wha…

.Vahid Behzadan, a professor of #cybersecurity; data & computer science; & computer and electrical engineering at #UNewHaven, discusses how data brokers are buying information about #military members and, potentially, selling the data. (via NewsNation) bit.ly/473gSfL

SI: Jim Harbaugh’s Attorney Appears to Have Copied Part of Letter to Big Ten From Michigan Fan Blog si.com/college/2023/1… via Sports Illustrated

CT 2023 election: Voter turnout percentages from across the state ctmirror.org/2023/11/10/ct-…

Years ago I did an investigation in Bridgeport CT that found wrongdoing. Not enough to change the result. Current Bridgeport situation shows that voting misconduct can have consequences and undermine confidence in elections. (But obvs focus on proof vs unfounded claims)

Ft Hood, TX. 1984

ICYMI #OyeComaVa Gilson Café & Cinema Joshua Bruneau Instagram video instagram.com/reel/CzVBX4MMV… Cosmic Jibaros Asher Delerme @MooDogPress Morris Public Library ICEMANJohnScully Rick Reyes NW CT Chamber Ella Gannon reycd321 Brian Shactman DFA New Haven Connecticut Examiner Kathleen Megan Jack Coraggio

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award in 1953, was deemed one of the “Books That Shaped America” by the Library of Congress, and was listed as of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by Time magazine. #BannedBooks pen.org/press-release/…

16-year-old launches a news site that is out-reporting the local Gannett "ghost paper." editorandpublisher.com/stories/16-yea… Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine Mike Blinder

Breaking: The The Winsted Citizen still alive. #AmericanBusinessMedia takes over. thelaurelct.com/not-dead/

.AMBIZMedia acquires the fledgling The Winsted Citizen for an undisclosed amount, the The Associated Press reports. apnews.com/article/ralph-…

Local newspaper started by Ralph Nader saved from closure by national media company The Winsted Citizen #newspapers wral.com/story/local-ne…