Turkeys threaten life and laughter in Thanksgiving scare
A 25 pound turkey crashed through a dump truck windshield in Butler County then allegedly attacked a skyscraper in Pittsburgh. A second 25 pound tom turkey fell from the sky near a downtown van, prompting jokes about lethal poultry. The piece mixes humor with overblown warnings about turkey safety and absurd cooking tips.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Dan Broucek
Butler County
Turkey
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh
Abolish the Electoral College for fairer voting
Craig W. Allin argues that the Electoral College is an anachronism and unconstitutional in practice. He urges national uniform election standards, ballot and counting reforms, and federal action to ensure one person one vote across all federal elections.
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Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Wyoming
California
Florida
Congress
Craig W. Allin
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Election reform and the Electoral College debate
The piece argues for funding modern voting systems and critiques aging equipment, noting motor voter registration issues and the need to fix the Electoral College. It discusses one person one vote, presidential campaigning shifts, and legal handling of Florida’s Florida recount implications.
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James Baker
The
New York Times
Alaska
Vermont
Texas
Massachusetts
Clinton
Maine
Nebraska
George W
North
al Gore
Florida
Debate Over the Electoral College and Civic Understanding
The piece questions Hillary Rodham Clinton’s call to end the Electoral College and argues the Founders designed it to balance power. It cites Hamilton and others defending the system, warns against voter ignorance, and reflects on constitutional intent and public education.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
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Julia Child
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Molly Ivins
Electoral College
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
United States
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Elbridge Gerry
George Mason
New York
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