Mary Travers Death

Mary Travers Death

McGovern saddened by Travers' death With BC-USObit-Mary Travers, moving nationally SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern says he is saddened by the death of Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. McGovern says the trio did benefit concerts for him "coast to coast" during his unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign. Both McGovern and Peter, Paul, and Mary opposed the Vietnam War.

Travers died Wednesday in a Connecticut hospital after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72. McGovern says Travers was one of the great talents of her time, and that he will "miss her sorely." (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Mary Travers had a voice. Many of us do. But hers was unique. It was powerful, beautiful, authentic, wholesome and radical all at the same time.

People of all ages loved the music of Mary Travers and her pals. Older people liked the harmony, the melody and the fact that they could actually understand the lyrics (I am now of that age where not only can I not understand the lyrics but I am relieved that I can't). Kids loved the music because the melodies were simple, often repeating, beautiful and soothing. And those in between loved the music of Mary Travers because they knew what Puff the Magic Dragon really was about.

Raymond Clark III Facebook

Raymond Clark III Facebook

Raymond Clark arrest Raymond Clark III Facebook. Finally Raymond Clark, a lab technician, has been arrested for possible involvement in killing Anne Le, the graduate student at the Yale University. He was under suspicion for the last several days. The last video showing Anne Le alive was that of Anne Le entering university laboratory. Earlier there were reports that there were beating marks on the body of Raymond Clark. In fact these were taken as signs of struggle that might have taken place between him and Anne Le. These marks made him a suspect in the eye of law enforcement agencies.

Meanwhile policing has been substantially increased in the university campus following the disappearance and later recovering of dead body of Anne Le. Her body was found stuffed in a wall within the campus. Le was set to marry this past Sunday, the same day her body was discovered. Reports say that Raymond Clark was led out of a Super 8 Motel in handcuffs and placed in an unmarked police car about 8:30 a.m. Traffic was halted on two major boulevards outside the Cromwell, Conn., motel as Clark was transported to the New Haven police stationhouse.

James Lewis police chief of New haven following his arrest said, “Based on numerous interviews, forensic evidence, and information learned from viewing video surveillance, detectives have secured the arrest warrant for Clark”. Police officials say that Anne Le was not sexually assaulted before her tragic killing.

Constitution Day 2009

Constitution Day 2009

Constitution Day 2009 As you know, federal law requires that all high schools, colleges and universities that receive federal funds hold an educational event about the Constitution on Constitution Day, September 17. Sunnylands Classroom, a project of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, has created classroom-ready digital resources to help schools celebrate Constitution Day. The enclosed films are being provided at no cost. Please share this information with other social studies or civics teacher at your school.

A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy: Freedom of Speech, in which the Justices discuss students’ free speech rights and the landmark cases Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District and Morse v. Frederick with a group of high school students A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy: Jury Service, which explores the history and responsibilities of juries and the role they play in the United States judicial system

FAQs: Juries, a series of 11 short video segments featuring constitutional experts, lawyers and judges discussing the importance of jury service, types of juries, qualifications for jury service and what to expect as a juror The Constitution Project: Korematsu and Civil Liberties, a documentary on the landmark Japanese internment case, Korematsu v. United States (1944), concerning the constitutionality of the presidential executive order 9066 during World War II The Constitution Project: Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause, a documentary on Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that non-citizens had due process rights under the 14th Amendment