Florida Demands Reconsideration of Stupid State Rankings
A Florida reader vents over Morgan Quitno Press ranking Florida 47th in intelligence. The piece mocks the methodology citing state nicknames mottos songs official state items and twine ball fame while naming Kansas Minnesota North Dakota and others as examples of questionable rankings.
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War resistance aged as Bush presses for war
Zev Chafets argues the antiwar movement has aged since the 1960s with Nixon ending conscription shaping today’s gray movement. He cites Byrd and Not In Our Name figures, noting veterans and prominent activists rally in Central Park while students stay away from revived campus protests.
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Carter’s Nobel Prize Praise Amid Novak Critique
Columnist Bob Novak derides Jimmy Carter after his Nobel Peace Prize win while James Carville defends him. The piece notes Carter’s global peace work, Clinton's remark, and calls for focusing on al Qaida and Iraq policy rather than personal attacks.
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Autumn scenes worth shooting by Ken Weber
A Providence Journal nature column urges restraint in fall photography and shares ideas from Jim Brandenburg’s one-photo-a-day project. The writer admires maple branches, frost patterns, and foggy dawns while noting the lure of cliches and the challenge of choosing the best shot.
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