Debate over America's greatest a m e r i c a n s
Our View critiques a Discovery Channel online poll listing 100 greatest Americans. It notes omissions and inclusions from Washington to Hefner and Lincoln to Reagan, arguing pop culture influences overshadow historic impact and voting incentives. The piece cites Idol viewership and a presidential press conference as signals of misplaced priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Hugh Hefner
Green Bay Packers
Brett Favre
Madonna
Discovery Channel
Phil McGraw
Martha Stewart
James Madison
U.S
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Nations and Individuals Weigh In on Global Events
President Bush speaks in Denmark on Iraq and Afghanistan troop support. Fiona Robertson from Auchterarder comments on hosting the G-8 summit. Martha Stewart discusses evading ankle monitoring claims online.
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Bush
Denmark
Iraq
Afghanistan
Fiona Robertson
Auchterarder
Scotland
Martha Stewart
Telegram letters policy for readers' correspondence
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with writer address and phone, noting all letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Letters should be 500 words or fewer and general thank you notes are acceptable, while form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment text about religion press and assembly
The passage presents the First Amendment guarantees, prohibiting establishment of religion, protecting free exercise, and safeguarding speech press assembly and petition rights. It underscores core civil liberties and constitutional limits on government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breyer
Lord
Justice Antonin Scalia
Bush frames long, costly global war on terror
Cal Thomas argues President Bush’s post speech address clarifies war aims, costs, and timing while urging sustained public support. He warns against artificial timetables, cites Osama bin Laden, and stresses defeating both militant Islamists and their ideology to prevent endless conflict.
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Congress
Bush
Iraq
Joseph Biden
Delaware
NBC
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Vietnam
Lebanon
Mogadishu
America
United States
Free World
Five Commandments in Public Spaces Split Supreme Court
Column notes Supreme Court cases on Ten Commandments displays in Kentucky courthouses and a Texas Statehouse monument. Breyer’s split vote yields an inconsistent result. The writer advocates halving the commandments to five nonreligious prohibitions while linking Texas motivation to Cecil B. DeMille.
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Supreme Court
Kentucky
Texas
Statehouse
Stephen Breyer
Solomon
Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
Mammon
Charleton Heston
Perfect time for purple and mulberry scraps
A reflective piece muses on the color purple and mulberries in a late spring to summer window. It blends literary mentions of The Color Purple with vivid garden images, bird chatter, and playful local stories from a yard and a playground, noting mishaps with a team name and purple themed legends.
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Alice Walker
Walker
Our Mother’s Gardens
Russell Child Development Center
Daughter No
Purples
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