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Education
Making The Best Of Virtual Learning: Some Advice From The Founder Of Khan Academy
Sal Khan, a pioneer of online learning, says virtual instruction can't replace the real thing. With many schools going virtual this fall, he says building in one-on-one interaction will go a long way.
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Opinion: Remembering Pete Hamill, The Tabloid Man Whose Greatest Story Was His Own
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Pete Hamill, former columnist for the New York Post and Daily News, who's memoir A Drinking Life told tough truths. Hamill died this week at the age of 85.
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Opinion: An Ode To Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen in Chicago
NPR's Scott Simon tells the story of Manny's - a Jewish-style deli in Chicago that's been struggling during the pandemic.
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Opinion: What Lobsters And Ants Can Teach Us About Social Distancing
Researchers have reported that some animals take precautions and keep their distance so they're less likely to be infected by another animal. Scott Simon wonders why some humans won't do the same.
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Sports
Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, National Negro League hits 100 Year Milestone
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of National Negro League as a response to segregation in Major League Baseball.
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Opinion: Remembering The LGBT 'Aunts' And 'Uncles' Who Helped Raise Me
Scott Simon reflects on the LGBTQ people who helped raise him, who would have benefited from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in an employment discrimination case this week.
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Opinion: Let's Rethink The Names Behind Forts Benning And Bragg
NPR's Scott Simon dusts off some history behind the naming of two army bases after Confederate officers, and what Braxton Bragg and Henry Benning actually stood for.
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OPINION: In the Shadow of Protests, Turn to Ralph Ellison
WIth protests continuing across the country in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Scott Simon turns to Ralph Ellison's classic novel "Invisible Man" for wisdom.
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Health
Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist
NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.
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Remembering Annie Glenn, Speech Disorder Advocate And Widow Of Astronaut John Glenn
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Annie Glenn, who overcame a profound stutter in mid-life, then became a champion for those with speech challenges. She died this week from COVID complications.