Immigration reform must include three core elements
The piece argues America faces a once in a generation chance to fix immigration policy and warns against amnesty. It contends any viable reform needs guest worker provisions, harsher employer penalties, and tamper proof IDs, or else Congress will repeat past failures. It also notes McCain Kennedy’s plan risks legalization for millions.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
U.S
Congress
John McCain
R-Ariz
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
Telegram letters policy for Garden City editor notes
The Telegram welcomes signed letters to the editor with address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Keep messages under 500 words. general thank you notes and nonLocal business testimonials are not printed.
First U S text on establishment and rights
The phrase asserts that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise of religion. It also guards freedom of speech and of the press and preserves the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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Bergen County
N.J
New Jersey
Record
Mitchel Maddux
Peper
Deep Throat and the ethics of anonymous sources
The piece reflects on the Deep Throat reveal and the role of anonymous sources in journalism. It emphasizes that while off the record tips can aid understanding, on the record sources are preferred and editors require substantial corroboration. Felt’s case shows personal motives influence leaks, yet accountability and public benefit remain central.
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W. Mark Felt
FBI
Deep Throat
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Washington Post
Richard Nixon
The
Post
Felt
Nixon
Administration
L. Patrick Gray
CNN
Gray
Woodward
Bernstein
French vote defeats proposed EU constitution in landmark setback
Rich Lowry notes France rejects the draft EU constitution by 55 percent, challenging centralized rule and the push toward a European super state. He compares it to past revotes on treaties and argues for a two tier EU while lamenting populist backlash and elite resistance to direct democracy.
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Ach
Jacques Chirac
European Union
Josep Borrell
France
Martin Schulz
Europe
Denmark
Ireland
Texas
George W. Bush
European Commission
European Parliament
America
U.S
Germany
Belgium
Britain
United States
Bertolt Brecht
Maritime news potpourri for inland readers
Charley Reese weighs ocean issues from piracy to double hulls to rogue waves. He notes 2004 piracy spikes, sinking bulk carriers in 1980s–90s, and offshore safety debates. He laments limited coverage, urges greater visibility of maritime affairs, and shares personal sea reflections.
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International Maritime Bureau
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Nigeria
Somalia
Africa
Valdez
Congress
Tom Cruise
North Atlantic
Florida
Daytona Beach
Fla
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