Queen's Christmas message omits Princess Diana tribute
The Sun notes the queen's Christmas address lacked a proper image or tribute to Diana. It criticizes the absence of Diana's charity work and worldwide impact while acknowledging the queen's imperfect warmth and personal growth reflected in the broadcast.
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Kensington Palace
Sandiringhal
Balmoral
Windsor
the Sun
London
Reading reforms urged to cut reading disaster margins
The Charleston Daily Mail cites Baltimore Sun reporting on NIH findings from two decades of reading research. Most children can learn to read, and most reading problems are preventable with the right approaches. A 40 percent reading deficit in U.S. schools is a dereliction and demands action.
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Baltimore Sun
National Institutes of Health
Charleston
W.va
Daily Mail
Fad cures and the chase for long life in a noisy era
Washington notes on Propecia hair regrowth and a 76 year Forbes study on high IQs. The piece mocks endless health claims and surveys, criticizes modern drift from common sense, and jokes that relentless chasing of cures may ironically extend life by keeping us busy and miserable.
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Propecia
Ben Pappas
Forbes
Junior
Charles Manson
Bill Buckley
Friedman
Al Gore Wins Year by anear Incredible Man of the Year
A spoof yearend feature crowns Al Gore Incredible Man of the Year for polling prowess and odd feats. It lampoons political figures with satirical awards to Gore allied figures, including Marshall Applewhite and Mike Tyson, in a biting mock list of awards and absurd anecdotes.
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Goodyear
Clinton
Kansas City
Gore
Lubbock
Boulder
Clarence Darrow
Robert Bennett
Paula Jones
William Weld
Massachusetts
Mexico
Senate
Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Ellen Degeneres
Ellen
Vincent van Gogh
Marv Albert
Tyson
Mir
Promise Keepers
Kyoto Kyoto Protocol Debate One Nations Economy Impact
The Kyoto Protocol faces close congressional scrutiny as leaders warn it may wreck the U S and global economies. Critics question the climate science and note missing focus on nuclear energy as a major electricity source, with about 60 percent of South Carolina power and 20 percent nationwide from nuclear plants.
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U. S
Congress
al Gore
Clinton
South Carolina
A Double Standard in Health Care
A letter questions why Senator Thurmond received longer hospital care than many Americans with health coverage. The writer asks if Eisenhower Medical Center would allow military personnel or dependents two extra days and whether a nurse in the senator’s home could have provided the needed care instead of a private room in a military hospital.
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Eisenhower Medical Center
Washington
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