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Primaries vs. Caucuses

VOTE

How Presidential Nominees Are Chosen

... A week later, New Hampshire held the first primary election, at which former President Trump again came out ahead for the Republicans, and President Biden won in a landslide over other Democrat candidates, despite the fact that he needed to be written in... All these primaries and caucuses might have you wondering, what’s the difference? ... (Hein Online Blog)

Quote of Week

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

  • "I want a storm to come and flood us into a song that no one wrote."
  • "I paint flowers so they will not die."
  • "At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can."
  • ...

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CQ Researcher Latest Reports!

A Navy plane caught this image in 2015 of an unexplained object zipping in the clouds. While unidentified flying objects have long fascinated people, the U.S. Congress took interest after 2017 testimony from a Navy fighter pilot about flying objects he could not identify. This has also prompted conspiracy theories about a government cover-up of UFO research. (AP Photos/U.S. Department of Defense)

AP Photos/U.S. Department of Defense via CQ Researcher / Cropped and resized from original

UFOs : Should governments disclose more classified records? | Electric Vehicles : Will U.S. consumers embrace EVs? | Foster Care : Can the system be reformed to better protect youth? | Regulating Tech : Will new internet rules safeguard consumers? | ...

Now Exhibiting: "City of Hope: Resurrection City & the 1968 Poor People's Campaign"

City of Hope

A caravan bus from Newark, New Jersey, 1968, Robert Houston, born 1935, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Robert Houston. / Cropped and resized from original.

Step into a pivotal moment in history with the Smithsonian's traveling exhibition, now on display on the library's second floor. Experience the spirit of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign through a compelling collection of posters that capture the fight for social justice and equality. For more, visit our library or explore online https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/city-hope.

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Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler: Power and Diversity

"When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing."

  • "I began writing about power because I had so little."
  • "Drowning people sometimes die fighting their rescuers."
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"Butler signing a copy of Fledgling in 2005" by Nikolas Coukouma, used under CC BY-SA 2.5 / Cropped and resized from original

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egg hunt prize winners

Congratulations to our egg hunt winners!

Congratulations to our egg hunt winners! We loved seeing all the students searching high and low for our hidden eggs. Take a look at the smiling faces of our six winners who scored some sweet prizes.

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