Veterans Day tribute honors Vietnam veterans and Mike Townes
The piece salutes veterans on Veterans Day and recalls the Vietnam era. It highlights Mike Townes, a Vietnam lieutenant who lost an arm and a leg, now a businessman in Aiken. Townes rejects misconceptions about veterans and says most Vietnam vets returned to successful civilian life. The editorial lauds American policy and laments the era’s divided reception.
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Psychological stress test winds through Three Mile Island case
A Sacramento Bee editorial argues that requiring the NRC to weigh psychological stress in nuclear plant licensing could politicize environmental assessments and create a legal maze. It cautions against extending psychological testimony to avoid real health concerns while warning of risks to rights like school integration.
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Dead candidate wins Texas senate race after death
Voters in a Texas senatorial district elected a deceased man to office. He died on Sept. 19, too late to remove his name from the ballot, yet secured 66 percent of the votes. The scene mirrors tombstone linked reg lists said to appear in parts of South Carolina.
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Time To Prune The Dead Wood
This opinion piece argues recessions prune weak economic players and spur efficiency. It cites Wall Street Journal on Workfare, notes West Virginia placed 4,000 people to work, and mentions 33 states with Workfare programs while authors expect recovery after the eighth recession.
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Otis Martin
Charleston
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West Virginia Department of Welfare
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Martin
West Virginia
Doctor Faustus and Social Security in a political satire
The piece argues for reforming Social Security after elections by proposing a modern Faustian bargain for young workers. It parallels Marlowe and urges drastic measures, suggesting wine and drugs to attract a younger populace and reduce future beneficiaries, ending relief programs and creating hedonistic communes. It lampoons politicians and President Reagan with sharp satirical comparisons.
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Ronnie
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Dear Dr Graham letter on divorce and faith
A young person writes about living alternately with divorced parents feeling like a burden. The adviser urges family reconciliation, stresses God’s enduring love, and invites commitment to Christ with daily prayer and Bible reading.
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