USC Football Program Should Be Sent To Showers
Devoted fans return home from a cold night in Memphis after USC’s Gamecocks delivered one of their sorriest seasons. The editorial calls for a reexamination of USC athletics, questioning player professionalism, and proposing options from semi pro leagues to stadium leasing.
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USC
University of South Carolina Gamecocks
Memphis
Gamecocks
Wake Forest
Indiana
Georgia
Gamecock
Carolina
Does America Still Need Marines Air Force
A naval budget analyst argues that the Marine Corps and the Air Force may be unnecessary for modern defense. He cites past amphibious failures, Vietnam, and Lebanon, proposing zero based budgeting. He questions large NATO troop deployments and favors rotating forces home to save billions while maintaining defense.
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America
Washington
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Hitler
Normandy
Vietnam
da Nang
Lebanon
State Department
Fine
Navy
Air Force
Soviet Union
Europe
NATO
Wild West
Pxs
Germany
Stamp collecting prize hobby and postal Santa story
The essay praises philately as a harmless, quiet hobby and notes how the Postal Service promotes stamp collecting to children. It recounts personal memories of acquiring a Graf Zeppelin block, outlines 1989 commemoratives, explains the 10 year rule for honoring deceased figures, and highlights the hobby’s profitability for the Postal Service at about $33 million yearly.
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Santa Claus
Santa
South Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountains
Postal Service
U.S
Navy
Stateood
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
North Carolina
Lou Gehrig
Arturo Toscanini
France
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
A. Philip Randolph
Sam Rayburn
Nto
Steroids and Athletes Prompt Concern for Youth
An editorial notes anabolic steroids target top athletes and also entrapped many teen boys seeking rapid gains. A Penn State study cites up to 500000 high schoolers using steroids to boost performance or body image, highlighting unknown long term health effects and societal pressures to win.
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Pennsyyvania State University
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