Silence in Public Schools Sparks Constitutional Debate
Editorial argues the Supreme Court should uphold moment of silence laws like New Jersey's 1982 measure. It criticizes lower courts for misreading the issue and stresses that silence harms no one while condemning activists who stir controversy over religion and schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
New Jersey
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Neal Peirce
China
Augusta Chronicle
Bob Woodward
William Casey
CIA
Woodward
Bernstein
Washington Post
Chronicle
McMinnville
Tenn
Associated Press
Arthur Rudolph
Werner von Braun
U.S
Germany
United States
Justice Department
Rudolph
Bedford
Birmingham News
Newsday
Jessica McClure
Greenville News-Piedmont
Richard B. Russell
Danny Jones
Greenwood
Two Views on Soviet and American Textbooks
A guest editorial contrasts Soviet textbook distortions with American biases in history books. It argues Soviet texts favor dogma over truth, downplaying allies and key events, while U.S. works show misjudgments from authors and publishers rather than state-directed deception.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Nazi Germany
Germany
Japan
Poland
Baltic States
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Near Misses and Mild Misreadings in Wordplay
A survey of writers and editors highlighting how near misses and misused terms appear in prose. Examples include wrangling versus wangle, sextant for sexton, crouch versus concealment, and riffraff versus riprap. The piece notes gaffes in citations from various papers and contexts.
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United Press International
Joan Collins
Massillon Evening Independent
Ronald Aman
West Brookfield
East Greenville
Sexton
Lincoln Star
Wilken
Cuomo Faces Godfather Stereotype in Political Critique
Mike Royko notes Cuomo’s alleged “something” in his background fueling a Godfather Syndrome tied to Italian ethnicity. He argues for hearings to expose rumor spreaders and defends Cuomo’s move to protect honor for Italian Americans while criticizing ethnic guilt by association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
New York
New York State
Enrico Fermi
Arturo Toscanini
Joe Montana
Mother Cabrini
Chicago
Murray
Humphreys
Jack
Guzik
Roger
Touhy
Kenny Eto
Rail travel safest ever says misreading of stats
Illinois Public Action Council cited inflated figures claiming rail accidents kill 1 253 annually. Authority notes the last three years were the safest 36 months in a century of rail safety. Amtrak had zero passenger deaths in 1985 and 1986 while airline and bus death rates were higher per passenger mile.
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Illinois Public Action Council
John H. Riley
House
Tampa Bay
Amtrak
Chase
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Augusta
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Richard Goodwin
Georgia
Universal Press Syndicate
By Mike Royko
Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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