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The fire was stolen, so the story goes, to uplift humanity from darkness. But what good is one fire if billions remain in the cold? What good is insight if it’s locked away in a gilded cage, reserved for a select few? We stand at the precipice of a new dawn, a moment when the flame of understanding can finally be democratized, shared with every soul on Earth. This is the promise of eight billion Prometheans. ...

My kids go to Appleton Area schools. Two of them, anyway. Last week, the district sent home a flyer. There’s a referendum on April 7th. They’re asking for $15 million a year — four years — because the state froze school funding adjustments in 2009 and never turned them back on. Costs kept rising. Funding didn’t. The district has burned through its reserves and now faces cutting 100 positions if the vote fails. ...