People list a letdown sparks cat trainer intrigue
Russell Baker critiques People magazine's 1986 list as shallow while spotlighting Orra Simone of Charred Norton as a far more fascinating figure. He notes how the issue omits Simone and other real intrigue, including figures like Alvin Carker and Hoover Mims, and ponders the national taste for game shows and soap operas.
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New York
People Magazine
Daniel Ortega
U.S
Pat Robertson
Sarah Ferguson
Vanna White
Justice Rehnquist
Jennings
Brokaw
Indiana
Asbury Park
Orra Simone
Sim-Oh-Nay
Charred Norton
Cotswolds
Simone
May
Norton Intelligencer
Mom and Pop
Steven Spielberg
Outer Space
Alvin Carker
America
Hoover Mims
Merit pay plan for West Virginia teachers urged
The West Virginia Board of Education wants lawmakers to approve merit pay for state teachers as a path to higher quality education. The editorial argues teachers should be well paid for performance, notes concerns about evaluations, and asserts merit pay could raise instruction quality beginning in kindergarten through high school.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
WVEA
Tom McNeel
Tom Vogel
Vogel
Byrd vows to oppose acid rain legislation for coal plants
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, soon to be Senate Majority Leader, pledges to defeat any acid rain bill imposing new coal plant emission cuts. He argues the science tying coal-fired power to acid rain is unconvincing and warns the industry’s damage from such rules would harm coal states and economies. He urges funding for cleaner coal burning tech instead.
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Sen
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Byrd
Falcons fire coach Dan Henning after gag order fiasco
An anonymous Falcons player nicknamed Deep Threat reveals that Henning banned media access. The interview suggests deep frustration with coaching decisions, inexperienced quarterbacks, and a chaotic end to Henning’s tenure ahead of the final game.
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Atlanta Falcons
Dan Henning
Henning
Falcons
Falcons Front Office Blues and Grizzard Jokes
In a light interview Lewis Grizzard riffs on the Atlanta Falcons, Colts missteps, and NFL roster quirks. He quips about management, a possible Heisman quarterback, and fans losing faith while joking about players nickname Helter Skelter and a wish to be traded. Grizzard writes for Cowles Syndicate, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Colts
Baltimore
Indianapolis
NFL
Falcons
Vinnie Testeverde
Miami
Atlanta
Lewis Grizzard
Cowles Syndicate, Inc
King Features Syndicate
Daily Telegraph invites brief public letters with signature
Readers are informed the Daily Telegraph will publish letters on public interest. Submissions must be brief and include the writer’s signature, address, and telephone number to be considered for publication.
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Daily Telegraph
Reagan era portrait fuels Iran arms debate
Boston opinion piece portrays the Reagan White House as numb to facts with Lt. Col. Oliver North at the center. It catalogs North's role in the contras and Iran arms dealings, questions Reagan's knowledge, and warns that insensitivity jeopardizes the presidency.
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Boston
Iran
National Security
Oliver North
White House
North
Sidney Blumenthal
Washington Post
Nicaragua
Nashville
The
Council For National Policy
Nelson Bunker Hunt
Joseph Coors
Richard Viguerie
Paul Weyrich
Jerry Falwell
Pat Robertson
U.S
Lebanon
Reagan
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