Latex Gloves Of Death And Flaming Moths Warned
An opinion piece cites a June FDA health advisory on spontaneous glove fires and a New Zealand glove moth incident. It parodies medical fear and raises jokes about dangerous lab items and nosal implants while urging caution and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Medical Alarm
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Bouly
Ian Hamilton
Canterbury
New Zealand Dental Association
Denver Post
Jim Kirksey
Private healing and a puppy as shield in Morris scandal
The piece contrasts public spin with private pain in Dick Morris and wife Eileen McGann after the hooker scandal. It notes McGann’s Time defense and calls for quiet healing, suggesting involvement of media, honesty, and a dog as comforting distraction. The tone critiques public reckoning over fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen McGann
Dick Morris
McGann
Time Magazine
Morris
White House
Time Um Hum
Sherry Rowland
Conventions Lose Spark as Viewers Drift Away
The piece argues national political conventions attract little attention, with TV networks offering sparse coverage. It notes observers and anchors grow disenchanted while Americans turn to entertainment like Forrest Gump and Olympic gymnastics for cues. It questions public engagement and predicts campaign ads will rise as attention returns.
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Chicago
Ted Koppel
Rush Limbaugh
San Diego
Koppel
ABC
Limbaugh
Democratic Assembly
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
National Education Association
al Gore
Colin Powell
Jesse Jackson
Elizabeth Dole
Dole
Clinton
Grant Wood Iowa stamp tale amid 1930s censorship and 1990s race
Deputy postmaster general Michael Coughlin presented prints of the Iowa Statehood Stamp to Iowa lawmakers led by Rep. Jim Leach. Leach praised Grant Wood’s Young Corn while recalling Sultry Night labeled pornographic by the post office in the 1930s, which increased its value. Separate politics cover Harkin Lightfoot race with accusations over mailboxes filming and a bid on same sex marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Michael Coughlin
Waterloo
Iowa
Rep
Jim Leach
Davenport
Delia
Grant Wood
Wood
Leach
Post Office
Tipton Public Library
Harkin-Lightfoot
Tom Harkin
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Harkin
Lightfoot
Indianola
Democratic Party
Mike Peterson
U.S
Don Nickerson
Peterson
Appropriations
Postal Service
Texas
Senate
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Gail
Dave Barry
Tribune Media Services
Ashing
Gary Hart
Marion Barry
Jim Bakker
Deborah Mathis
Ken Sullivan Gazette
Washington
David Lynch
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