Scopes Trial Not the Century’s Legal Battle After All
The 1925 Scopes trial is recalled as the so called legal battle of the century but the editorial argues it did not settle science versus religion. It notes Darrow and Bryan vast coverage and public interest, then contends textbooks now water down evolution and that neither side earned lasting triumph after 70 years.
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John Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Scopes
Darrow
Tennessee
Bryan
Gazette
Waterloo
the Gazette
Helms Puts National Debt Puzzle In Spotlight
Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina repeatedly cites the national debt in the Congressional Record, noting it stands just over 4 trillion dollars as of June 24. He calculates that each American owes about 17 645.29 and asks whether the public will face up to the debt’s growth and potential reductions.
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Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Congress
America
Adoptees and birth families urged to join mutual registry
Readers are told to register with the International Soundex Reunion Registry to reunite with birth relatives. The article outlines Iowa law changes since 1992 allowing access to adoption files, the roles of DHS and courts, and stresses voluntary consent, nonidentifying data, and caution about outcomes. It advises using investigators when names are unknown and notes licensing rules for searchers.
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ISRR
Iowa
International Soundex Reunion Registry
Carson City
Nev
Iowa Department of Human Services
DHS
Des Moines
District Court
Kingdoms in Conflict and the Christian Dilemma
A critique argues Christians must reform their own practices before influencing politics. It cites high abortion rates among self-identified Christians, internal church rot, and a call to reenter mainstream culture through moral power and public debate rather than top-down power. Revival and moral reform are proposed as paths forward.
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Michael Kinsley
New York Times
America
United States
Christian Church
Kingdom of God
Harvard
Jesus
Free speech on TV in the OJ Simpson case draws critique
A columnist laments the flood of televised legal opinions from experts and lawyers about the OJ Simpson trial noting ethical concerns, sensationalism, and erosion of privacy. The piece contrasts past norms with today’s appetite for public scrutiny of lawyers and officials.
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J.F. Hladky Sr
Joe Hladky II
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Kerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Notrermad
OM Shop
Karen Alderson
of Marion
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Edge
Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Alan Dershowitz
Nightline
Dershowitz
Robert Shapiro
O.J
ABC
Peter Jennings
Bob
Leslie Abramson
Robert Reno
Newsday
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