Court cameras in sessions could aid public understanding
Editorial argues televised access to high court hearings enhances civic education and accountability. It notes Florida Supreme Court proceedings on recount timing drew public attention, contrasts with U S Supreme Court refusal to allow cameras, and urges open coverage for transparency and learning.
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Florida Supreme Court
Florida
Katherine Harris
Harris
United States Supreme Court
C-Span
David Souter
Chicago Tribune
Privacy clash over GM crash data devices in cars
The debate centers on GM’s crash data devices installed in hundreds of thousands of cars. Doctors engineers and government officials see them as tools to study human tolerance to crashes and to improve safety. Critics warn the black box is property of the car owner and could raise privacy issues in lawsuits.
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General Motors
American Press
Lake Charles
Letter calls out Clinton Vietnam trip and Hanoi Jane reference
A letter from A. G. Blackmon of Warrenvit criticizes President Clinton and Mrs. Clinton for visiting Vietnam boasting of support during the war. The writer suggests dragging their daughter along would have been better replaced by the figure Hanoi Jane.
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Vietnam
Clinton
Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Request
The notice asks writers to keep letters brief, sign them with name and mailing address, include daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Address Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Email swallace duesouth.net and call 803 648 6052 for Fox letters.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Duesouth
Fox
Gore Campaign Accused of Stealing Election Votes
The Providence Journal associate editor contends that Al Gore and his lawyers manipulated Florida recounts to overturn Bush’s narrow win. He accuses Gore of targeting Democratic precincts Broward Palm Beach and Miami Dade and claims media complicity aided the alleged scheme.
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Dency
George W. Bush
White House
Florida
Gore
Bush
Bill Clinton
Katherine Harris
Washington
Joseph Lieberman
al Gore
Broward
Palm Beach
Miami- Dade
God Sways Power and the Bethlehem Child’s Quiet Presence
A sermon contrasts human hunger for dramatic power with God’s method of salvation through the powerless. It cites Isaiah’s exile cry, Henry Kissinger’s power quote, and the Bethlehem story, highlighting Mary and Joseph’s humility and the Emmanuel promise. The preacher urges conversion and trust in God’s subtle, transformative intervene.
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Isaiah
God
Assyria
Jerusalem
Rome
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Jesus
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Albert
Philip Terzian
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