Chelsea Clinton scrutiny in media sparks call for limits
Editorials condemn personal attacks on Chelsea Clinton amid sensational talk shows and tabloids. The piece notes adolescence under relentless media glare, cites Rush Limbaugh and Curtis Sliwa, and urges reporters to respect the young public figure.
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Henry Aldrich
Cybill Shepherd
Chelsea Clinton
White House
Teddy Roosevelt
John Quincy Adams
Amy Carter
Jimmy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Michelle Ingrassia
Newsday
Bill Clinton
Luxury tax on yachts backfires amid unemployment and cronyism
The luxury tax intended to raise revenue and signal restraint instead devastates the U.S. yacht industry. Yacht sales plunge by about 70 percent, thousands lose jobs, and offshore buyers continue purchases abroad. Senate moves to repeal failed as White House vetoed the revenue package, leaving the tax in place as a symbolic misstep.
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Congress
Senate
White House
Raise taxes and we can erase the deficit
In the debate over Clinton's deficit strategy, the OECD argues the U S already bears a low tax load versus peers and could raise taxes on higher incomes to erase the federal deficit without sacrificing competitiveness. It warns against delaying a fiscal contract to cut deficits by half or more as the economy recovers.
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Robert Reno
Bill Clinton
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Bush
Clinton
Treasury
OECD
U.S
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Japan
Sweden
Germany
Congress
Remembering Four Friends Lost in 1962 Omaha Car Train Crash
A guest column recalls the 1962 Omaha crash that killed four 19 year olds after a drunken late night drive to cross a railway intersection. The author reflects on funerals, public memorials, and the life lessons about alcohol and fragility, urging readers to cherish moments during the holiday season.
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Omaha
Oad
Biblical basis for banning homosexuals in Clinton pledge editorial
The letter argues biblical condemnation of homosexuality citing Genesis Sodom and Gomorrah and Revelation fear and judgment. It asserts God judges wicked lifestyles not sinners and cites Leviticus 26 and Ephesians 2 while condemning discrimination and defending divine precepts.
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Bill Clinton
Sodom
Gomorrah
Israel
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Downtown Cartoon Parking Trial Ends With Violation Notice
A mock trial at Wilson Middle School versus Linn-Mar centers on free Saturday parking. The author finds mixed signage and half of meters unplugged, rushes to court, then receives a parking violation minutes after leaving. The piece highlights perceived parking inequity and cartoonish justice.
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Wilson Middle School
Linn-Mar
Linn County Firefighters Association Fundraiser Acknowledged
Bill MacGregor president thanks donors to Linn County Firefighter's Association Fund Raiser. Funds support training and hazardous material needs and help buy smoke detectors for elderly and poor residents. assistance to firefighters and the community highlighted.
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Linn County Firefighter’s Association
Linn County
Bill MacGregor
Inn County Firefighter’s Association
Letter Guidelines for Submissions from Readers
A notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. It permits shortening and editing, requires a writer name street address and signature, and asks for a phone number for authentication. It limits to 300 words, emphasizes issues over personalities, allows few thanks, disallows poetry, and restricts one letter per writer every 30 days.
Gray Days Drive Reader To Fun Remakes And TV Mass
In a lighthearted letter Mary M. Miller of Falbrook Drive NE vents on endless gray days. She lists playful remedies from a reader response to beat the blues using outfits soups cookies and a shift to Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot.
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Henrietta Ruff
Salem’s Lot
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