Merit System and the Illusion of Objective Merit
A Boston column critiques the idea of a fixed merit metric in medical school admissions. It argues that grades, tests, and criteria are fluid, shaped by evaluators, and that a truly objective standard does not exist. The piece contends Bakke’s race case reveals how merit definitions vary with social attitudes and policy goals.
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Boston
Allan Bakke
Bakke
University of California
John Jones
Sam Smith
Medical School
Supreme Court
This Day in History Highlights and Birthdays
On this date in 1954 the USS Nautilus the first atomic powered submarine was commissioned. In 1882 the first hydroelectric power station opened in Appleton Wisconsin. Birthdays include Truman Capote Deborah Kerr and Johnny Mathis.
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Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
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Naples
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Nuremberg
Lyndon Johnson
Dean Erwin Griswold
Harvard Law School
U.S
North Vietnam
Congress
Gerald Ford
Truman Capote
Deborah Kerr
Johnny Mathis
Henry Ward Beecher
Letters to the Editor and Community Notices from The Messenger
Athens County residents urge preservation of the old Millfield Route 2 bridge and protest misused funds from the Children's Home Building Fund intended for Athens County Children's Services. They call for fund repayment, proper capital needs discussion, and praise local school and staff contributions.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Millfield
Green’s Run
Berry Parking
Children’s Home Building
Childrens’s
Children’s Services Agency
Children’s Services Board
Children’s Home Building Fund
Letter to the Editor Signatures Wanted by Paper
Readers are invited to send brief letters to the editor on general interest topics. Please include your name address and telephone number for verification. The Messenger may shorten letters to fit space and enhance readability for all readers.
Lance affair shows perils of public service and media
The piece argues that Bert Lance faced excessive scrutiny, harming a capable public servant. It cites Charles Percy’s warning to avoid overburdening officials, condemns press fever and Senate missteps, and asks what lessons remain for future governance and character in public life.
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United States
Charles Percy
Illinois
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
Percy
Watergate
Ohio aging chief backs proposed winter utility relief plan
Martin A Janis, director of Ohio's Commission on Aging, supports a state program offering 25 percent discounts on winter utility bills for the elderly and disabled. The plan avoids welfare offices, using county auditors to notify homeowners and a tax department path for applications. The measure gained backing at the state fair with about 25 000 signatures. The article also notes debate on pay TV regulation and a humane trapping ballot issue.
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Columbus, Ohio
Martin A Janis
Ohio
Commission On Aging
Welfare Department
Taxation Department
Columbus
Janis
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Lawmakers and Local Contacts Listed
A fragment listing contact details for Ohio political figures includes U.S. House Rep. Clarence E. Miller from Ironton and Ohio House Rep. Claire M. Ball from Columbus, with addresses in Athens and lines showing phone numbers. The snippet presents office locations at Kemp Lane and 42 Eden Place and references district designations.
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Ohio
Claire M
Buzz) Ball Jr
Parents should join schools to help children thrive
The Gallup Poll finds broad support for parental courses in public schools to tackle home origin problems such as discipline motivation and drug abuse. About three quarters of adults back the plan and parents would pay more taxes for it. The top course topic is addressing drugs, smoking and alcohol use among teens.
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N.J
U.S
Kettering Foundation
Gallup
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
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