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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

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►Ontario wildfire smoke chokes millions of people

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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►Are more people living on the edge?

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►Election echo: President revives voting security issues with an eye on 2026 congressional contests

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

This week's word in the news: PROACTIVE

DEFINITION:
Taking action to control a situation rather than responding to it after it has happened.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
LoPilato said the policy aims to be proactive, rather than allowing more violence to take place before regulating the problem.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 07/20/2026