Diverse voices react to Hunley raise and other South Carolina scenes
Richmond reenactor Marc Ramsey and State Sen. Glenn McConnell praise the Hunley raise in Charleston after 136 years submerged. Clive Cussler, who funded the dig, calls the moment exhilarating as witnesses express awe. The quotes span politics, crime, sports, and retirement notes from Columbia to Aiken.
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Marc Ramsey
Richmond
Hunley
Charleston
Glenn McConnell
Clive Cussler
Charleston Harbor
No Frills News? WBBM's Kin to a Simpler Era
Philip Terzian discusses WBBM TV Chicago abandoning flashy news in favor of straightforward reporting. The piece notes mixed ratings gains, debates whether such change serves public insight, and contrasts past and present convention coverage while citing industry figures. It questions whether reduced drama harms voter information.
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Washington
CBS
Chicago
Wbbm-Tv
New York Times
Carol Marin
the Times
WBBM
Wrightsville Beach
N.C
al Gore
Figure Eight
Gore Campaign
Beltway
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Walter Cronkite
David Brinkley
CBS News
Andrew Heyward
CNN
Philadelphia
Joseph Lieberman
David Westin
ABC News
Republican Party
France's parity law reshapes politics and prompts U S reflection
The piece compares France's new parity rule and constitutional guarantees for women in politics with American underrepresentation in government. It notes France's 63 vs 514 in the National Assembly and 19 vs 302 in the Senate, contrasts with the United States in lower female shares, and cites Norway and Sweden as examples of gender-balanced politics while critiquing campaign dynamics and party control in New Jersey and New York.
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National Assembly
France
Europe
Greece
United States
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Christie Whitman
America
Paris
Simone de Beauvoir
Norway
Sweden
European Union
New Yorker
Decline in American history knowledge alarmed by test results
A conservative Washington group surveyed 556 seniors at 55 top universities and colleges and found average American history scores of 58 percent with only one student perfect. The test revealed widespread gaps in Civil War timing, Yorktown, and voting rights legislation knowledge, signaling a broader dumbing down of the public and future leadership.
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Washington
Harvard
Princeton
Brown
Yorktown
William Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Douglas MacArthur
George Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Beavis and
Butthead
Snoop Doggy Dog
Snoop
America
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Creative Program Planners
Aiken
Tom Galardi
Lexington County
James Metts
George W. Bush
Eric Marshall
McDonald's
Greenville
Bamberg County
Jasper Varn Jr
Confederacy
Ronald Harwood
Alec Guinness
Greg Hyman
S.C. Tobacco Growers Association
Saddam
Michael Borkson
Boston
Iraq
June Murff
Joe Chandler
Atlanta
Andres Galarraga
Bush
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen
Priest
Cesi Myers
Garth R. Groshans
Nes R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Engi
George Bush
BND
Het
Tor Knight Ridder Service
Philip Terzian
The
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Terzian
Liberty
Fraternity
Eisner
Don Kaul Tribune Media Services
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