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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1977
Page
4
Editorial from the Columbus Telegram in Nebraska on February 17 1977 urges readers to promote and preserve freedom. It stresses self control moral action and applying the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence in daily living. It invites correspondence and reproductions with proper credit.
Deregulation debates rise as Carter and Congress tackle gas shortages amid emergency powers. States push thermostat limits and store closures while utilities urge energy conservation. Experts caution that broad controls may become permanent amid ongoing energy crisis.
A TV news opener asserts Barry Goldwater was sober during today's Senate debate, implying prior days' drinking might have been an issue. The remark mirrors a framing style that presses for a presumed past pattern.
Columnist reports Columbus mayor George Johansen touted pursuing federal funds for a city sports complex and convention center. The piece riffs on TANSTRAFL and Great Society programs, joking about snow machines and local development in Columbus with no solid plans.
A discussion on graffiti as historical record contrasts nasty street slogans with bumper stickers and public washroom quotes. It also critiques the Carter administration’s early missteps on nominations and nuclear policy, noting statements by Sorensen Turner and Mondale.
A biting critique of American coverage of foreign and domestic policy. The piece contrasts media portrayals of activist figures and government power, lampoons liberal and conservative labels, and imagines how networks would frame executive plans differently under Nixon versus Carter. It cites Edith Efron and a 1929 quote to anchor its argument.
Barbs by Phil Pastoret questions the placement of a plant suggestion box beside the incinerator, implying irony or poor planning. The column features sharp, humorous observations on local issues and public spaces.
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