Saturday Reads

 Obituary:  Pundit and political analyst Mark Shields, 85, often appearing on PBS, has died.  He died of kidney failure.  He was on the PBS News Hour for decades.

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Brooks tweeted his 2020 tribute to Shields in The New York Times, calling it “an attempt to capture one of the finest and beloved men” he had ever known.

“We’ve had thousands of disagreements over the years, but never a second of acrimony,” Brooks wrote in the piece. “Mark radiates a generosity of spirit that improves all who come within his light.”

Judy Woodruff, “PBS NewsHour” anchor and managing editor, tweeted that she was ”heartbroken” to share the news and noted Sheilds’ wife Anne was at his side at his death.

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If there is an actual exodus of teachers from the classroom, it won't do me a bit of good since age discrimination is still rampant in this field.

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