August News in Review
August News in Review
Figured I’d give this a try, just in case someone missed a big story (and I still have a little “Avi News Network” (ANN) in my system)…So here are some of the top stories from the month of July <and in most cases a helpful MORE link with more info from a variety of sources/locations>: July 1 …
Al Tanger passed away on Saturday, June 21st, at the age of 94. The more days that pass since his death, the more incredible things I keep hearing about the man. For starters, all I’d known about him was that the Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College was named after him and his wife. I’ve now …
Most people these days don’t read a newspaper…ever. I’m one of the few that still gets home delivery, of the New York Daily News, which my delivery guy delivers promptly two hours late every day; and I don’t really read (aside for Saturdays), but others at home do. My paper of choice is USA Today. Sure, most …
Have you heard about the kidnapped children in Nigeria? When did you hear about it? Did you know that it happened on April 15th…more than 3 weeks ago… As blogger Xeni Jardin says: “Maybe if the more than 200 Nigerian girls abducted from their school weeks ago were on a ferry in Korea, a jet liner …