Labor’s Somber Month—In November We Remember

This 2015 cover of the Industrial Worker was in the continuing tradition "In November We Remember" issues. For many of us November is a melancholy month.   Often slate gray skies silhouette naked tree

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The Fight—A Cheyenne Murfin Memoir

Back then the culture took a sometimes amused, sometimes encouraging view of children fighting.  Boys will be boys, that sort of thing, and a feeling that it would "toughen 'em up"   and that the vict

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A Temple for Mr. Jefferson as Controversial as the Honoree

The Jefferson Memorial on Washington's Tidal Basin. When Franklin D. Rooseveltlaid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial eighty years ago today on November 15, 1939 it was just plain good politics

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The San Marcos 10—Vietnam War Protests and Civil Liberties in Texas

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Jail Brakers Annual Turkey Bingo Offers Family Fun and Support

Jail Brakers , which serves families of incarcerated individuals, will hold its Annual Turkey Bingo and Silent Auctionon Saturday, November 16 from Noon to 3 pm at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universal

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