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It s the 50th Pillsbury Bake-Off, and you still have time to enter Started in 1949, the contest looks a lot different now. (Hint: it s all virtual.) May 19, 2021 10:16am Text size Copy shortlink:
Put all that pandemic baking to the test it s time for the 50th Pillsbury Bake-Off.
For those remembering convention center floors full of bakers and big-money prizes, you ll notice today s Bake-Off looks a little different. The contest is all virtual, and the grand prize winner will receive a Golden Dough Boy Award along with a hefty amount of Pillsbury swag, plus the winning recipes will be featured on Pillsbury.com. (There are four runners-up, who will also receive Pillsbury prizes.)
This is a column by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga.
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, here’s a story that shows what teachers really appreciate for a thank you, at the end of the year. And while teachers love the gifts, here’s something else they really like as well, perhaps even more than what you can buy.
In 1953, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt lobbied Congress to create a National Teacher Appreciation Day. In 1984, the National Parent Teacher Association moved it from March to May, and gave teachers a well-deserved week of appreciation. And there are plenty of sites where you can buy a teacher a gift; don’t forget to buy local, too!
These statements echo a shameful moment 82 years ago when Congress considered a similar proposal for Jewish children seeking refuge from Nazi Germany. In fact, on May 5, 1939, a joint subcommittee of Congress approved bipartisan legislation to help those children. What happened to the bill is a little-known but repugnant stain on American values.
In November 1938, the Reich’s official antisemitism took a new turn when violent riots against Jews spread across Germany and Austria. Businesses were destroyed, synagogues burned-down, Jews beaten and murdered. But America had no room for any additional refugees. Immigration law dating back to the 1920s capped visas from Germany at 27,370 a number that was reached almost instantly at the beginning of each year.