Editorial calls for policy transparency from South Carolina education leader
The piece criticizes State Superintendent Mick Zais for rejecting federal and private education funds, arguing the state board should receive monthly reports on available money. It notes Race to the Top grants, preschool funding, teacher- retention funds, and Green Ribbon programs, urging accountability and public disclosure.
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Mick Zais
South Carolina
Zais
State Board of Education
Associated Press
U.S. Education Department
Federal Education Department
Compassion meets exasperation over missing white women
The column critiques media bias that treats missing white women as uniquely newsworthy while ignoring men, people of color, the elderly, and less attractive individuals. It argues the damsel in distress narrative demeans women and echoes historical gender control, urging white women to speak out against the bias.
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CNN
ABC
NBC Breadhtiows
Laci Peterson
Elizabeth Smart
JonBenet Ramsey
NBC
Public Funds Use Rules and Unspent Money Questions
Taxpayers should scrutinize non tax revenues from grants and bonds held by city county and school boards. Some money sits unspent though legally it must be spent or returned by mandate, tied to specific lawful purposes and not redirected to other needs.
Newt Gingrich Challenged on Health Care and Ethanol Stance
The letter argues Gingrich shifts liberal ideas despite conservative rhetoric. It cites a 1993 Meet the Press remark endorsing individual health insurance mandates, a 2011 pledge to ethanol support, and claims of large Planned Parenthood funding during his Speakership. The author warns of a liberal-vs-liberal 2012 choice.
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GOP
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Meet the Press
House
Planned Parenthood
U.S
Softball Injury Raises Rule Change Calls
A reader argues about responsibility for a serious softball injury. He urges a clear rule banning catcher collisions and automatic ejection, plus universal comprehensive health insurance to cover sports injuries and reduce litigation.
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Anthony Ae Aiken
Make-or-break moment for middle class in Obama speech
President Obama frames a pivotal clash over the middle class, arguing the nation must restore the ability of working people to earn a family income, save, buy a home, and secure retirement. He urges reclaiming prosperity for all.
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Barack Obama
United States
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