HeyJaredBill Benson
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In Retrospect: The Boston Police Strike of 1919 (opens the original)
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At 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, September 9, 1919, in Boston, Massachusetts, close to 80% of the city’s policemen, some 1142 men, walked off their jobs, and went on strike, demanding more money, less working hours, better working conditions, and recognition of their union. Historians agree that Boston’s policemen were underpaid, overworked, with little benefits. Veteran policemen received some $1400 per year (equal to $30,000 in 2025), but rookies received even less. While the cost of living had incre
Logan County Historical Society to resume meetings Sept. 14 (opens the original)
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The Logan County Historical Society will reconvene, after a three-month summer break, on Sept. 14, 2026; a Monday evening, at 7:00 p.m., at Christ United Methodist Church, at the corner of Main and Fourth Streets, across from the courthouse square. Please park in the west parking lot and enter through the west doors. For the September program, I will present a series of slides and a discussion on Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain and his madcap adventures when a young man. He and his brother, Orion Clem
IN RETROSPECT: Choose a college (opens the original)
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Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, 460 BC to 370 BC, said the following in relation to the study of medicine, “Life is short, art is long, opportunity fleeting, experiments treacherous, and judgment difficult.” Some have shortened it to, “Skillfulness takes time, but life is short.” Derek Bok, Harvard University’s president, 1971 to 1991, said, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Bok’s quote is often mis-attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Franklin did write, “The good educ
Delusions / illusions (opens the original)
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Sociology looks at how people behave in groups: family, work, politics, and religion. A quote: People in a crowd will do or say something that they would hesitate to do or say as an individual. In 2004, a writer named James Surowiecki published a book he entitled “The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies, and Nations.” In it, Surowiecki argues that “a diverse collection of deciding individuals is likely to make ce
Christ United Methodist Church hosting hamburger and hot dog feed Aug. 15 (opens the original)
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Members of Christ United Methodist Church will sponsor a hamburger and hot dog feed at the church, located at 104 South Fourth Street, west across the street from the courthouse square, on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. Members want to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 150th anniversary of Colorado achieving statehood. Please join us and celebrate our country and state.
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