Media’s changing face through a veteran journalist eye
Deborah Mathis laments the media’s shift from in‑depth reporting to sensational surveillance. She recalls starting as a teen reporter, notes technological advances from videotape to computers, and argues journalism must balance immediacy with meaningful storytelling while condemning intrusive coverage of Hugh Grant.
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Ashington
West Side
Susan Adams
Little Rock Central High
Charles Lance
Lou Grant
Hugh Grant
Grant
Elizabeth Hurley
Grant-Hurley
Tonya Harding
Harding
Dinner with Clinton fund drive sparks donor controversy
A Democratic National Committee appeal outlines $100,000 donors receiving two White House events with Bill Clinton and two with Al Gore plus a foreign trade mission spot and personal staff support. Critics call it influence peddling as public groups demand an end to such fund raising.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Democratic Committee
White
House
Mary Ellen Glynn
Clinton
Ann McBride
Common Cause
Donald Fowler
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
al Gore
DNC
Gore
Hillary
Tipper
Long space duty a hardship for astronauts
The piece describes Norman Thagard and colleagues aboard Mir and the mixed feelings of NASA astronauts about long space stays. Thagard signals this may be his last flight while Harbaugh and Gibson question extended missions. Postflight plans include reunion with families and homes.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Mir
Norman Thagard
Shuttle
Gregory Harbaugh
Earth
Robert “Hoot” Gibson
NASA
Thagard
U.S
Harbaugh
Mars
Gibson
Orbit
U.S. Space
Kennedy Space Center
Vladimir Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov
Dezhurov
Space Station
Deck Collapse Harms Grateful Dead Fans At Campground
A wooden deck at Pinewoods Park campground lodge in Wentzville Missouri collapsed during a Grateful Dead gathering injuring more than 100 fans. Many victims were teens or in their early twenties and several were in critical condition. Investigators probe cause as heavy rain pressured survivors to seek cover.
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Wentzville
Grateful Dead
Missouri
Dustin Grella
McDonald
Ohio
Martin Limbert
St. Charles County
Mike Luden
St. Louis
The
Transportation Department to provide child safety seats
Transportation Secretary Federico Pena joined Dr. Bear and child advocates to announce the donation of thousands of child safety seats. About 200000 seats will be distributed over four years to families unable to afford 40 to 100 dollars per seat. The $8 million program comes from an $51 million General Motors settlement. Distribution will be led by the National Safe Kids Campaign and partner groups.
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Washington
Federico Pena
Bear
Maryland
Transportation Department
Ricardo Martinez
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
General Motors
National Safe Kids Campaign
National Safety Council
International Association of Chiefs of Police
State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association
National Easter Seal Society
Safe America Foundation
Gazette Advocates Soybean Ink and Recycling Drive
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop newspapers at City Carton in 4250 Sixth St SW or use the nearest recycling location.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
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Hoot" Gibson
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