Subdued Leader Now Heading House After TV Frenzy
Columnist Sandy Grady portrays House Speaker Newt Gingrich as subdued and distant amid a media glare. He previously dominated television in 1994 96, but his current influence seems minimal while he promotes the Contract With America. Dick Armey defers to the speaker despite visible uncertainty.
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Debate over CAFE standards and vehicle safety
A conservative CEI report links CAFE to more traffic deaths due to downsizing of models. Senators Abraham Ashcroft Levin sponsor Senate Bill 286 to freeze CAFE, arguing safety and market choice should drive fuel efficiency policy.
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Orange County Register
English Only signal questioned in United States language policy
A discussion of whether the US should become a single English language nation or continue bilingual or multilingual policies. The piece notes the Arizona English only law case, the federal legislative push, and various demographic data on language use, with arguments for and against official English and implications for immigrants and national unity.
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Mfume Leads as Chavis/Muhammad Turns to Farrakhan
Ben Chavis declares conversion to Nation of Islam and adopts the name Ben Muhammad while Kweisi Mfume reshapes the NAACP. Mfume reports a $2 million surplus and a planned $50 million endowment, urging broad support and youth outreach to sustain civil rights work.
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Bill Cosby
Oprah Winfrey
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Education is key to drug prevention and youth protection
Claude Lewis argues the war on drugs must start at home with parents families religious leaders and schools. He praises treatment and prevention while criticizing legalization and overreliance on police and prisons as insufficient to save America's youth.
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Aiken Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor
The newspaper invites brief letters with the writer’s signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Send to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or via email to editorial recrape.net.
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