IT and the Segway hype in Chicago Tribune editorial
In a Chicago Tribune editorial the Segway, codenamed Ginger, is examined as a potential revolution bridging walking and driving. Dean Kamen’s invention aims for 17 mph, with a $9,000 consumer price, battery power, and gyroscopic stability. The piece weighs questions and past skeptics, noting regulatory stance and uncertain future.
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Ginger
New Hampshire
Dean Kamen
Dick Cheney
Segway
US Postal Service
National Park Service
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Chicago
Kamen
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Wright Brothers
Chicago Tribune
Aiken Standard Staffing Names O Briant Yates Boyd and Jefferson
The Aiken Standard lists Timothy E. O Briant as Production Director Phillip Yates as Systems Manager J David Boyd as Unex Service Manager and Letitia Jefferson in a staffing update indicating key editorial and operations roles across departments.
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Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
J. David Boyd
Unex
Letitia Jefferson
Remember Pearl Harbor Day of Infamy and Anew
A reader recalls the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, urging memory of the December 7 1941 attack, warning about selling American industries to foreigners, and noting Japan's wartime vehicle factories that built the Zero airplanes. Edward Swartz Wagener.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Hawaii
Edward Swartz Wagener
Israel strikes Gaza as Sharon vows to chase extremist actors
In response to weekend Israeli civilian deaths described as Islamist militant acts, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered air strikes near Yasser Arafat's Gaza HQ. He and Rumsfeld's stance echo calls for targeting extremist actors, urging U.S. and Israeli actions to curb terrorism while warning against broader Middle East instability.
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Donald Rumsfeld
NBC
Meet the Press
Ariel Sharon
Washington
Sharon
Palestinian Authority
Yasser Arafat
Gaza
Arafat
Jerusalem
Haifa
Israel
United States
Afghanistan
Bush
Middle East
Associated Press
World Trade Center
Pentagon
State Department
Foreign Ministry
Emmanuel Nahshon
Rumseld
New York
U.S
Abdel Aziz Rantisi
Hamas
Adam Weinstein
Assaf Avitan
Angels and the Bethlehem story in a season of doubt
In a Christmas reflection, Fosdick argues the season requires the Christ spirit to birth truth in doubt. He notes religious peddlers and urges believers to be living letters of recommendation for God written on human hearts, as angels pass through homes and churches this year.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
Shakespeare
Bethlehem
Apostle Paul
Corinthian Church
Paul
God
Aiken
Molly Mahoney
Augusta Heights
Greenville
Piedmont Nursing Home
Tus
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Tribune Media Services
Fred Andrea
Aiken First Baptist Church
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