Pope Benedict XVI Named Leader of Catholic Church
Our View discusses Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger becoming Pope Benedict XVI, the implications of his chosen name, and how his age and past stance as a doctrinal hard liner may influence the church. It notes expectations for openness to discussion while honoring tradition and the need for reform.
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Joseph Ratzinger
Ratzinger
Benedict XVI
Benedict
Benedict XV
Vatican
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
United States
John Paul II
John XXIII
New Pope Benedict XVI draws mixed early reactions
New York Cardinal Edward Egan hails Benedict as humble and well suited. The Rev. Thomas Reese predicts reactions among conservative and liberal Catholics. President Clinton reflects on the Oklahoma City bombing survivors and the bereaved, comparing trees to resilience.
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New York
Edward Egan
Pope Benedict XVI
Thomas Reese
America
New Pape
Clinton
Oklahoma City
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First Amendment text assertion on rights and freedoms
A concise restatement of the First Amendment limits on government power covering religion freedom speech press assembly and petition. It outlines establishment clause free exercise rights and the redress of grievances through government. The paragraph emphasizes protecting individual liberties within constitutional bounds.
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Cer
Washington Field of Dreams Return Sparks Baseball Revival
A Washington writer recalls the return of major league baseball to Washington D C after 34 years with the Expos over the Diamondbacks at RFK. He notes the Field of Dreams moment with old Senators and Expos players, the crowd sense of history, and personal ties to his father and four generations of fans. Prices and stadium changes are mentioned alongside a renewed city pride.
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Washington
D.C
RFK
Arlington
Texas
Washington Senators
Minnesota
Washington Nationals
Montreal Expos
Arizona Diamondbacks
Mickey Vernon
Frank Howard
Roy Sievers
Nationals
Senators
Griffith Stadium
Nationals Return to Washington Spark Nostalgic Rebirth
A Washington fan recounts the joy of baseball’s return and the Nationals’ early first place lead in the NL East. He notes past travels to see other teams, hints at a 3 million annual fan target, and reflects on Washington’s baseball heritage passing to a new generation as his grandson asks when they will return, with optimism for soon.
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Washington
New York
Cincinnati
San Diego
Baltimore
Houston
Arlington
Texas
Nationals
Senators
Christian
I Want to Be a CEO for the Money not the Know How
The author jokes about joining a Fortune 500 board then becoming a CEO. He cites high CEO pay averaging 9.84 million in 2004, with outliers like Nardelli at 35 million and Pfizer chair Henry McKinnell earning 6.5 million annually for life. He notes lavish retirement deals, lax knowledge requirements, and past fraud cases as evidence that wealth and status trump competence.
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Wall Street Journal
United States
New York Times
Robert Nardelli
Home Depot
Vance Coffman
Lockheed Martin
Henry McKinnell Jr
Pfizer
the Times
Nardelli
Carleton Fiorini
Hewlett-Packard
Michael Eisner
Disney
Small world links Garden City and Topeka families and history
Nel Frazier Lindner Richmond recalls two Topeka College Hill friends who became Garden City colleagues with Cory Zellers leading a Western Kansas Stratatec office. Other notes trace Tom Lindner Avila piano ties to Garden City and Hutchinson, plus Nel’s Garden City Telegram lineage from John Frazier to Clara James and extended family in Topeka and Garden City.
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Nel Frazier Lindner Richmond
Topeka
Garden City
College Hill
Topeka High
Emporia State
Cory Zellers
Lyle Graverson
Cory
Tulsa
Lyle
Stratatec
Western Kansas
Peter Lindner
Thomas
Tom
Avila
Mr. Avila
Hank Avila
Clara Frazier
John
Clara
Hutch Paper
Hank
Matha Sherman
Fifth Street
Lindners
Matha
Nel
Garden City Telegram
Sarah Kessinger
Carol Cropper
Topeka Capital/ Journal
Tomari Quinn
Telegram
John Frazier
Wellington
GCHS
Wichita State
Clara James
Eleanor Frazier Brown
Maurice Lindner
Finney Countian
Catherine Ann
John Maurice
Peter Frazier
Maurice
Robert Richmond
John M. Lindner
Peter
Wasinger
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Enron
Dennis Kozlowski
Tyco
Lay
Kozlowski
Ebbers
Martha Stewart
Donald Kaul
Des Moines Register
MinutemanMedia.org
Minuteman Media Service
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
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