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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Hungary’s new leader seeks peace with EU
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Will oil freeway turn into toll road?
►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
►Federal case brings verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally overcharge concert fans
This week's word in the news: PETITIONER
DEFINITION:
A person who pleads with a governmental institution for a legal remedy or a redress of grievances, through the use of a petition.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
While presenting the citizens’ petition for debate at the April 11 Spring Town Meeting, petitioners argued that ICE operations in Plymouth have “created fear” and “disrupted lives” among the immigrant community, leading to what they call a distrust of local police.
►The Boston Herald -- 04/20/2026
