Your Morning Wake-Up Call for October 19, 2011

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Turn on your heaters today. This is not a drill. We're due for our lowest temperature readings since late May today. We also have high winds in effect and a lakeshore flood warning, which means we're holding out hope for more video of bicyclists and joggers being wiped out by waves that reach the lakefront trail. The Winds are the thing to watch out for today. They're expected to increase to 30-40 MPH this afternoon, gusting to 50 MPH.

In October 1963, the great school boycotts in support of the Civil Rights movement began. By the time the ended in March 1964, over 400,000 students walked out of classes to protest the policies of Schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis.

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By Chuck Sudo in News on October 19, 2011 7:30 AM 0 Comments

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rdl114

Our website is assembling
first-person writings by Baby Boomers about their experiences. We are also
developing a comprehensive timeline, the first installment of which - 1946 - is
available for viewing. http://boomersrememberwhen.com... We're
looking for first hand, first person memories of growing up as a Boomer, coming
of age, or how it has informed your adult life. It could be a magic moment
listening to music. It could be your first job - or your last job. First car,
first love, first house, first kid. If you hated being a Boomer, say it! What
we're trying to accomplish is to get a rounded, human picture of the enormous,
often stereotyped generation.

Reading the ABOUT
tab should make it a little clearer:

http://boomersrememberwhen.com...

For the moment,
please send short articles or comments – no more than 400 to 500 words to
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If you have a photo of yourself at a relevant
stage of life, please include it. Please include the locale of your story and
the town or city you live in now, plus your age or date of birth.

We will publish your name as John D. or Mary
S., not John Doe or Mary Smith.

Thanks very much!