Editorials on gene therapy and ethical limits
The Miami Herald weighs whether editing unborn genes to cure missing or defective genes is acceptable. It urges NIH oversight and strict controls to avoid unintended consequences, noting risks from private, profit driven research and parallels to medical acts deemed as playing God. It cautions cautious, evaluated progress.
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National Institutes of Health
Recombinant
W. French Anderson
NIH
University of Southern California
Anderson
United States
The
Miami Herald
China hints at relaxing strict One Child Policy
Observers see indications that China may ease its One Child Policy beyond forty years of enforcement. The shift is welcomed as a move away from dehumanizing tactics toward more voluntary population controls through education, free contraception, and, if needed, tax measures. The policy has reduced average births from nearly six to about two per woman, a drastic demographic change in a 1.26 billion population.
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China
Tripp-Lewinsky
Ms. Tripp
Tripp
Othello
Iago
Lewinsky
Ms. Jones
From Rags to Riches A Family Thanksgiving Reflection
A narrator recalls his father’s poverty during a Thanksgiving when baloney was all they could afford, then contrasts that with their own upward mobility. He cites Urban Institute data on intergenerational movement and notes broad national gains such as homeownership, cars, and appliances among the poor over generations, urging both gratitude and awareness of progress.
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Denver
United States
Urban Institute
Robert Rector
The
Heritage Foundation
Susan Huff
Aiken
Tam
God
Hell
Christ
Jessica Mouser
Clinton's enemies help him by public relations games
The piece argues that Bill Clinton benefits from his adversaries Linda Tripp Paula Jones and Kenneth Starr. It criticizes Tripp Lewinsky Jones and Starr for their roles, notes Starr's lengthy testimony, and comments on the political dynamics with Republicans and Newt Gingrich. It concludes with a hopeful note for entertainment value in Starr's cross examination.
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Bill Clinton
Linda Tripp
Paula Jones
Kenneth Starr
Starr
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Congress
Newt Gingrich
Ken Starr
Greene's fitness drive inspires with trainer's faith in ability
A letter extols James P. Greene Sr attorney at law as a force for good in fitness and disability outreach. It recalls his June Aiken Standard profile, notes his ankylosing spondylitis, and credits his Certified Trainers License with helping handicapped and general populations. A gym buddy details a two month weight loss and a TV feature.
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Mr. Greene
Gold
Mr Greene
Standard
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