In Books, the California Promise and a Century of Reinvention

In Books, the California Promise and a Century of Reinvention

‘Cannery Row’ by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck is the novelist of early California. His canonical works, namely Of Mice and Men and the epics East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath, all contain characters searching for something better in the midst of hardships. But Steinbeck’s 1945 novel Cannery Row—a short, ambiguous, often hilarious, quietly…

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The GOP’S Data Center Panic

The GOP’S Data Center Panic

In one ad, Brown casts the data-center spree as a consequence of Husted’s advocacy when he worked as the state’s Lieutenant Governor. “Husted is a chief reason Ohio has so many of those centers,” the ad says. “He force-fed the massive energy-sucking facilities.” Brown’s strategy here dovetails neatly into his long-standing reputation as a working-class…

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Two People Have Died of Measles in Pennsylvania

Two People Have Died of Measles in Pennsylvania

“Together, there could be a possibility they’re quite lethal,” Trump said of the combined shot, which has been in use for more than 50 years and has a strong safety and efficacy record.    Doctors and vaccine scientists said Trump’s executive order and comments were unscientific and misleading. “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in…

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