CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridgeport Elementary School librarian, who triggered a firestorm of criticism after penning an open letter in which she laid out her political reasons for not accepting a gift of 10 Dr. Seuss books from First Lady Melania Trump, apparently forgot that the Internet has a memory strong enough to make Babar the Elephant blush.
In her widely-circulated blog post, titled "Dear Mrs. Trump," Liz Phipps Soeiro not only condemns the leadership of Education Department Secretary Betsy DeVos, whom she claims "maligns" and "marginalizes" public school districts, she also makes the jarring claim that Dr. Seuss's books are inherently racist.
John Adams helped negotiate the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. He was born in what is now Quincy but at the time was part of the town of Braintree, and he served as Braintree selectman before going on to more prominent roles; the town plans to have actors dramatize a treaty-related discussion and a string ensemble from the town's high school on Saturday, September 30.
