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☆ Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

HONOLULU — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his granddaughter Kelli Fahey. Chandler’s memories came flowing back when he visited Pearl Harbor for a 2023 ceremony commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the bombing. Asked what he wanted Americans to know about Pearl Harbor, he said: “Be prepared.”“We should have known that was going to happen. With Chandler’s death only 15 are still living, according to a tally maintained by Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

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☆ Veteran shares his harrowing bear attack survival story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

I never let go of the bear spray can,” Burke wrote in the post. He interlaced his fingers behind his neck with the bear spray canister caught in one of his fingers,” NPS said via email. “I recorded a short video telling my people that I loved them.”A photo provided by the National Park Service shows the airlift operation. “The number one thing that kept me alive during the attack was reading and understanding what to do in the event of a bear attack and being prepared with the bear spray,” he said in his post. • Carry bear spray, know how to use it, and keep it readily accessible.

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☆ Opinion | How Should We Teach Kids to Read?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those letter patterns were words I already knew but had never read. From that day to this I read everything, from the label on the back of a ketchup bottle to Seamus Heaney’s poetry. Patricia McLainOlympia, Wash.To the Editor:Understanding the history of the English language is essential to understanding how to teach reading. We, the teachers, must recognize the history of our spelling system in order to teach reading. There is no one way to teach an American child that “seen” and “scene” are pronounced the same, but “seen” and “been” are not.

☆ Trans and nonbinary students have long had a place at women’s colleges. Here’s what they want you to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

And Smith – while it opens its doors to trans women and some nonbinary applicants – does not accept admissions applications from trans men. Avery is among the trans and nonbinary students who do not identify as women and yet have been attending women’s colleges for decades. Nanney noted that scholars have identified trans alumni of women’s colleges as early as the 1980s. “There’s a lot of resistance, especially from leadership, to use the term ‘historically women’s college’ because they think that connotes the idea that these colleges are no longer ‘women’s colleges,’” Nanney said. He now identifies as a trans man and contributes to the Wellesley Trans Archive, a student-run Tumblr page that documents stories of past and current trans students.

☆ Inside the $23 million mega-mansion that Yankee Candle built
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It was built by Kittredge's father, Michael Kittredge II, who made his fortune as the founder of the Yankee Candle Company. Juggler Meadow is listed at nearly 10 times that amount, but is also a rare combination of space, amenities and sports facilities. Kittredge began making more, and in the early 1970s founded Yankee Candle Company. By the late 1990s, Yankee Candle had become the biggest scented candle company in the county. With the flood of cash and a non-compete clause that prevented him from launching another candle company for years, Kittredge built his dream life.

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