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A man reads a newspaper on a bench in Founders' Square on Sunday. He appears calm.

The Sunday Snooze: Fascism Has Happened Before, So We Don't Need To Worry About It

A careful historical analysis finds that troubling events have occurred previously, which experts say is reassuring

By James Okonkwo · Mar 8, 2026

School Board Approves Both Competing History Curricula in Unprecedented 'Dual Track' Compromise

Students will learn one of two incompatible versions of local history depending on classroom assignment. Testing accommodations forthcoming.

By James Okonkwo · Mar 4, 2026

A bronze plaque reading 'In This Location, Commerce Once Occurred' stands near the corner of Pacific Avenue and Sixth Street on Wednesday.

Obituaries

Capitalism, 250, Dies After Decades-Long Battle With Neoliberal Policy

Survived by shareholder value, a 7-tier agility lattice, and approximately 400 lobbyists

By Margaret Huang · Mar 8, 2026

Rear Admiral Christine Yeoh speaks at a press availability at Gnu Harbor Naval Base on Tuesday, confirming that the base is supporting 'operational requirements' without specifying what those requirements are.

News

U.S. Completely Obliterates Iran Nuclear Weapons Program for 12th Consecutive Day

Pentagon confirms total, comprehensive destruction of program it also completely destroyed on days 1 through 11; officials describe results as 'consistent'

By James Okonkwo · Mar 9, 2026

Close-up, slightly overhead shot of a few loose-leaf notebook pages spread on a worn school desk, filled edge-to-edge with dense teenage handwriting in multiple ink colors, featuring a rough hand-drawn map of an island with coastline details and a naval base sketched in the north, alongside a hand-drawn timeline with an arrow stretching back toward a label at the far left — soft overcast light filtering through a classroom window illuminates the pages, pencil smudges and correction marks visible throughout, the margins crowded with annotations and small doodles.

Local

School Board Moves to Suppress Unauthorized Third Curriculum Assembled by Students from Traded Notes

Hybrid history document, described as 'alarmingly coherent,' circulating among seventh and eighth graders at Founders' Memorial High School

By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 4, 2026

Mayor Clifton Reeves stands in front of the bronze Newton statue in Founders' Square on an overcast afternoon, holding a laminated map of the island with a large red x over the entire island while speaking to a small gathered press corps. His expression is tense and guarded as he gestures toward the map without releasing it, reporters with notepads and cameras positioned around him. Gray clouds hang low over the square's brick pavement behind him, and the statue looms slightly out of focus in the background.

News

Commonwealth Reportedly in Discussions With Corporate Buyer Over 'Complete and Total Destruction' of New Newmanton

Officials decline to confirm or deny terms; Mayor Reeves calls offer 'tremendous' and credits his administration for attracting interest

By James Okonkwo · Mar 4, 2026

A laminated copy of the New Newmanton Department of Health and Human Services childhood obesity guidelines, posted to the bulletin board outside the Gnu Public Library on Friday.

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Health Department Issues Childhood Obesity Guidelines: 'Be Born Thin, Free of Disability and Stay That Way Until You Die'

State nutritionists say the seven-word directive 'covers the full continuum of preventive care'; implementation timeline not yet determined

By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 6, 2026

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