Oprah Winfrey and her father, Vernon Winfrey, are both talking about Calvin Mitchell, the man, who has been dubbed the mogul’s “secret son” and who ambushed
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KPLD Connection: Summer Reading Program starts in June
Kewanee Public Library
Summer Reading Program – June 1 through July 10
Get ready for our Summer Reading Program June 1st through July 10th! Last year, we debuted our online version of the Children’s and Young Adult Summer Reading Programs using the Beanstack app. This year, the adults get to join in on the fun. All of our reading programs will have an online version available through the Beanstack App, which allows you to track your reading goals, all from the convenience of your phone. No longer will you have to worry about losing a paper log. Paper logs are, of course, still available for any of our less-technologically inclined. Whichever you prefer, we have worked hard to make sure you have the exact same experience.
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Barack Obama has exploited his youthful stint as a Chicago community organizer at every stage of his political career. As someone who had worked for grassroots “change,” he said, he was a different kind of politician, one who could translate people’s hopes into reality. The media lapped up this conceit, presenting Obama’s organizing experience as a meaningful qualification for the Oval Office.
This past September, a cell-phone video of Chicago students beating a fellow teen to death coursed over the airwaves and across the Internet. None of the news outlets that had admiringly reported on Obama’s community-organizing efforts mentioned that the beating involved students from the very South Side neighborhoods where the president had once worked. Obama’s connection to the area was suddenly lost in the mists of time.