Helms story highlights gulf between press and sources
Editorial recaps the Helms Clinton comments controversy and argues about differences in perspective among reporters and audiences. It says both sides misread jokes or take remarks out of context and urges careful word choice and thoughtful questioning.
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North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Helms
Clinton
News and Observer
Raleigh
N.C
CBS
Jesse
First snowstorm brings beauty and bus rides over chaos
The region enjoyed a picturesque landscape and potential for a white Christmas as eight inches of snow and windrows forced many to ride city buses. Cedar Rapids drivers handled the rush hours well and street crews cleared arterial roads, while schools canceled cautiously.
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Iowa
Bing Crosby
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons
Prayer in School Prompts Satire and Fears of Opposition
A Gazette column argues that a proposed school prayer amendment could invite a broad, potentially chaotic mix of faiths and practices into public schools. It warns of lawsuits over interfaith tolerance and describes a future where diverse rituals and even illegal practices might share space at the flagpole, while noting a possible, ironic vindication if God exists.
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Cal Thomas
Gazette
Europe
Vienna
Thomas
Jerry Falwell
ACLU
Supreme Court
Jesus
Goddess
Satan
Elvis
Congress
God
Republicans call for education reform and school choice
A Hawaii seminar hosted by Hillsdale College urges restructuring US education toward virtue and competition. Michigan president George Roche argues public schools harm education. private schools show higher outcomes, citing Providence-St. Mel's strong inner city results. The piece advocates ending federal control, restoring local decision making, and modeling Swiss accountability.
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Honolulu
Hillsdale College
Shavano Institute
Hawaii
George Roche
Michigan
Roche
Paul Adams
Providence-St. Mel School
Chicago
Adams’ School
Adams
U.S. Postal Service
Switzerland
New Republican Congress
Libertarians emerge as a major GOP influence in Washington
E.J. Dionne analyzes the rise of libertarian ideas within the GOP led by figures like Dick Armey and Murray Rothbard. He notes libertarians seek minimal government and noninterventionist policy, challenging both religious right and traditional conservatives while arguing for market utopia and limited state power.
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E.J. Dionne Jr
Washington
GOP
Senate
Alan Simpson
Wyoming
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Murray Rothbard
Dick Armey
House
Ludwig von Mises
Bill Weld
Massachusetts
Phil Gramm
Texas
Cato Institute
Cato
American Enterprise Institute
Heritage Foundation
Armey
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Joseph Figa
U.S
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
E.J. Dionne
The
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