| They say Trump's a danger. So what can they do about it? Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:18 PM PDT ![They say Trump's a danger. So what can they do about it?]( "They say Trump's a danger. So what can they do about it?") Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee, who made headlines this week for their eviscerating denunciations of President Trump, may be retiring from Congress – but their exits won't actually come for another 14 months, an eternity in politics. Which raises the question: How might these lawmakers translate their stated opposition to the president into concrete actions over the course of the next year? Both men, along with Arizona Sen. John McCain – another GOP heavyweight and prominent Trump critic – have made it plain that they intend to act on their concerns in the time they have left in the Senate.
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| What drives K-12 school reform? Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT ![What drives K-12 school reform?]( "What drives K-12 school reform?") One of America's favorite pastimes is trying to reinvent its publicly funded schools. The latest comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private giver in education philanthropy. Last week, Bill Gates all but admitted the difficulty of improving schools after 17 years of effort.
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| On Reformation's 500th anniversary, a German town buzzes with 'Luther mania' Posted: 27 Oct 2017 11:14 AM PDT ![On Reformation's 500th anniversary, a German town buzzes with 'Luther mania']( "On Reformation's 500th anniversary, a German town buzzes with 'Luther mania'") In this pretty town on the Elbe River, where Martin Luther is said to have nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church doors on Oct. 31, 1517, a certain Luther mania has swept through as the world marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation. The historic churches and buildings where Luther preached, married, and baptized his own children have been painstakingly renovated. Some of the marketing gimmicks surely would not have pleased the austere monk: a Che Guevara-style T-shirt bearing Luther's face and emblazoned with the words "Viva la Reformation." Then there are the Luther figurines, Luther chocolate cake mix with cherries, and rubber duckies wearing his habit.
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| For Sandy survivors, a desire to help Texans avoid their mistakes Posted: 27 Oct 2017 09:21 AM PDT ![For Sandy survivors, a desire to help Texans avoid their mistakes]( "For Sandy survivors, a desire to help Texans avoid their mistakes") As Sue Marticek travels around Texas, she tells people she is from the town "that had the rollercoaster in the water" after superstorm Sandy roared through five years ago Sunday.
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