Legacy of character when death row looms over governors
The piece argues capital punishment reveals human error, praising Governor George Ryan of Illinois for a moratorium after exonerations surpassed executions, while contrasting Texas Governor George W. Bush's record. It links the 1990s Clinton scandals to broader moral scrutiny and questions of executive mercy and public judgment.
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Rickey Ray
Vox Populi
George Ryan
Illinois
George W. Bush
Texas
Ryan
Bush
Karla Faye Tucker
Talk Magazine
Hillary Clinton
Bill
Bush the Younger
Cokehead
Hillary
Gennifer
U S records hottest spring across United States
The National Climatic Data Center says spring 2000 March through May averaged 55.5 F, the hottest since 1910, with January to May also the warmest in 106 years. All states were warmer than normal, Texas had its hottest spring, and drought worsened in many areas.
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Washington
United States
National Climatic Data Center
Pacific Ocean
Jay Lawrimore
Data Center
Asheville
N.C
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Texas
New Mexico
East North Central
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan
Escapees Woolard and Harper Captured in Indiana Chase
Two Mississippi prison escapees Woolard and Harper surrendered after a multi state manhunt ending in Indiana near the Illinois line and St John. They face multiple charges including attempted murder and resisting law enforcement with extradition pending.
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Lowell
Ind
Mississippi
John Woolard
Roy Randall Harper
Lake County
John Buncich
Indiana
Woolard
Chicago
Harper
St. John
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Ken Jones
Firefighters make headway on Colorado wildfires near Denver
Cooler weather aided 1,500 firefighters battling two wildfires west of Denver. The east of Rocky Mountain National Park blaze was 40 percent contained after burning about 8,100 acres and 15 homes. locals evacuated and some returned home as shelters opened nearby. A suspect, a 33 year old Loveland man, may have started one fire.
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Drake
Colo
Denver
Rocky Mountain National Park
Jerry Fullerton
Boulder County
Loveland
The Gazette promotes soybean ink and recycling
The Gazette commits to future agriculture by using soybean ink and recycling newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street. It details Cedar Rapids Iowa mailing rates, delivery options, and AP news rights, with address and contact notes for subscribers and readers.
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Gazette
Sixth St
the Gazette
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Sie -Iowa
Cedar Ids
Iowe
U.S
Associated Press
Gazette Communications
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
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