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November is the time to gather around a feast to offer thanksgiving for our family, friends, and our lives in America. November is also a time to take a hard look at our government to see if our leadership is truly representing the interests of the American people. In the current political landscape, it is often hard to discern what is really going on behind the scenes.
Four years ago, my book American Spin offered a peek behind the curtain, so people could learn how the news gets made. However, this book was published before the 2016 election. Frankly the content in my book is child’s play when compared to the current media maelstrom. Sorting through the quagmire of falsehood, trickery, alternative facts, gaslighting, and selective data takes discipline and knowledge. Determining and defining reality only comes by practicing a lifelong habit of critical thinking.
If you feel as though you’re lost in the maize, metaphorically speaking, then you might find that the answers can be found by understanding history. In our featured article for November, History Does Matter, we look at the correlation among books, history and our democracy. If you don’t have time to read the article, you can always download our podcast.
This month, we profile the Sumner Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Serving immigrant communities has long become part of the Sumner Library’s cultural legacy. This library offers programs and courses to help immigrants learn to improve their English, as well as test-taking skills to prepare to become U.S. citizens.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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THE CONNECTOR
Editorial Staff
Chief Content Creator: Patricia Vaccarino
Published by PR for People®
Brand Manager: Josue Mora
Copy Editor: Lars Brockner
Chief Photographer: Ilya Moshenskiy
Design and Layout: Josue Mora
Photo Credits: Barbara Lloyd McMichael, William Lulow, Josue Mora,
Ilya Moshenskiy, Patricia Vaccarino, Kaitlin Scarlett Culp and Patrick Rohrer, and a special thanks to
Scott Gilbertson, AIA, PSA, principal of Gilbertson Photography for his stunning photo of the interior of the Sumner Library.
Contributors:
Edith Lynn Beer, Lynn Berger,
Gregg Bertram, Dave Bresler,
Peter Corning Ph.D, Bernadette Erasmus, John de Graaf, JoAnne Dyer,
Anna Faktorovich, Ph.D., Ron Flavin, Michael Fliegelman, Randy Friedberg, Esq., Manny Frishberg, Henri P. Gaboriau, MD, Sally Haver, Alison Harris,
Roger Hillman, Lorraine Howell,
David L. Laing, Linda Jay,
Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson,
Barry R Lewin, William Lulow,
Dean Landsman, Barbara Lloyd McMichael, Joe Puggelli, Oliver Roth, Annie Searle, Hall Stuart-Lovell,
Jordan Riefe, William Thomas,
Patricia Vaccarino, and Serena Wadhwa.
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
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