Ant Invasion In My Florida Office Sparks Odd Diary
In a humorous personal column a writer in South Florida reacts to a long ant infestation in his home office. He imagines a giant insect threat, recalls a Leininger story, and jokes about bans, snack goo, and a rock band name while fearing eventual collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ummer
South
Florida
Hitler
General Chang
Leiningen
Brazil
Maury Povich
Yak
No Child Left Behind anthem exposed by Sartwell critique
Philosopher Crispin Sartwell argues the No Child Left Behind song crafted for PBS under Rod Paige represents hollow political rhetoric. He condemns the PBS link and PBS kids programming as devaluing genuine public discourse and shaping a superficial American public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dole
George W. Bush
al Gore
Department of Education
Public Broadcasting Service
Rod Paige
Paige
Promis
Christopher Cerf
Sarah Bruce Durkee
Bush urged to champion corporate reform here and now
Opinion outlines steps for President Bush to combat corporate malfeasance. It urges appointing a credible SEC head, halting Enron loans, backing Sarbanes, opposing Gramm, and resisting lobbyist influence while demanding genuine accounting reforms and stricter environmental rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepster
Texas
Dubya
Nader
Bush
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Harvey Pitt
Wall Street Journal
Xerox
Enron
Inter-American Development Bank
Senate
Phil Gramm
White House
Federal Elections Commission
Clinton
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ethics Erosion in America Across Decades
The piece argues greed and self-interest shape culture and politics from the 1980s scandals to today. It cites Boesky Milken Hart Bakker and Enron era names, laments moral decline, and urges families and leaders to teach ethics, citing Watts and Hoover as counterexamples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Walt Harrington
Washington Post
Ivan Boesky
Michael Milkin
Gary Hart
Colorado
Jim Bakker
WorldCom
Tyco
Xerox
Rite Aid
America
Herbert Hoover
Macmillan Co
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Earth
Dave Barry
Tribune Media
R. Kelly
Kelly
PBS
Crispin Sartwell
Maryland Institute College of Art
Los Angeles Times
Molly Ivins
Rep
J.C. Watts
R-Okla
Watts
Congress
Madison
Richard C. Halverson
Peepete Herp
Tomer Po
Cal Thomas Tribune Media
J.C
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