Book tour misadventures with makeup, earpieces, and waitress moms
Dave Barry describes chaotic TV appearances in Los Angeles Chicago and Austin. He jokes about botulinum toxin injections, earwax incidents with an earpiece, and absurd book tour rules while riffing on waitresses moms and media culture.
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CNN Studf
Los Angeles
Mario
Mark McGwire
Earwax Production
Henry Kissinger
Atlanta
New York
Addis Ababa
CNN
Pat Schroeder
Elizabeth Holtzman
Bosnia
San Francisco
Oksana
Mica Klauber
Klauber
Klbj-Fm
Austin
Texas
Boredom as a Clever Friend in Youth and Beyond
An essayist argues boredom is wasted on the young who fear it as a curse while the author recalls childhood idleness and embraces boredom as a welcome, almost seductive force. She notes parental routines, personal restlessness, and a pivot toward a life tuned to nothingness and quiet.
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Ashington
Mama
Romeo
Vilsack Inherits Tax Cut Debate In Iowa Legislature
Iowa Senate voting 42-7 largely along party lines partially repealed the inheritance tax with seven Democratic dissenters led by Tom Vilsack who warned against broad relief. Vilsack, newly elected governor, said relief should favor working Iowans and housing tax relief to fit state needs while planning to push property tax shifts and school health funding reforms. Corbett signaled tax relief as a priority with a $200 million package on deck.
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Iowa Senate
Tom Vilsack
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Vilsack
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Corbett
Jim Ross Lightfoot
GOP
General Assembly
Votes shape reform and 2000 race signals
The piece argues for voter participation over money in campaigns and notes leadership changes in Congress. It highlights Sen John Warner and Strom Thurmond stepping back, while Sen Robert Torricelli becomes Democratic Senate Campaign Chair, shaping Iowa 2000 race dynamics alongside Wellstone Bradley Gephardt Gore and White House staffer Craig Smith amid early nomination chatter.
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U.S. Senate
John Warner
R-Va
Senate Armed Services Committee
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Iowa
House
Dick Gephardt
Gore
White House
Craig Smith
Bush as GOP savior in debate sparks national question
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bill Thompson argues U S News & World Report's cover asks if George W. Bush can save the GOP. The piece notes Bush's Texas win and broad appeal across genders ages and ethnic groups. It weighs whether he will run and if his compassionate conservative stance could unite the party.
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Knight Ridder
U.S. News & World Report
Bush
George W. Bush
Texas
Oval Office
Florida
White House
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Tribune Media Services
Ken Sullivan
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David Lynch
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