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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Hard Act To Follow

Yesterday was the Great American Teach-In. Roll-your-eyes assignment, right? Check out Leticia Stein's story: TAMPA – Betty Boudreaux admits she panicked a little when she saw the military paratroopers in the main office. She thought the Great American Teach-In was a day to "come in and talk about what you love."
Then she learned how three members of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team showed what they do for a living. They jumped from a plane 13,000 feet above Lowry Elementary School on a cloudless, crisp Wednesday morning.
Boudreaux arrived at her daughter's second-grade classroom shortly after the crimson smoke that trailed from the paratroopers' feet had cleared. She was carrying a Target shopping bag.
"Who loves math?" she asked with an oversized smile.

Then she learned how three members of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team showed what they do for a living. They jumped from a plane 13,000 feet above Lowry Elementary School on a cloudless, crisp Wednesday morning.

Boudreaux arrived at her daughter's second-grade classroom shortly after the crimson smoke that trailed from the paratroopers' feet had cleared. She was carrying a Target shopping bag.

"Who loves math?" she asked with an oversized smile.

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