New Normal Emerges After Anthrax Fear in 2001
Amid reminders that normalcy is shifting, Concordia and Topeka reports show a briefcase panic and a postal safety conference. U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts warns agroterrorism risks loom over farm policy, stressing real dangers to food supply and economy. The piece urges resilience despite fear as the nation adjusts to a new normal.
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Washington
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Pat Roberts
Roberts
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Osama bin Laden
Disney World
al-Qaida
Dueling Voices on Public Alerts and Fear in Post Spill Debate
Excerpts quote officials and advocates on handling terror alerts and violence. Vince Cannistraro discusses the risks of alert timing. Patience Faulkner notes a fishing permit loss after the Exxon Valdez spill. Eric Ferrero cites the Marcus Wayman case highlighting LGBTQ rights and police conduct.
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CIA
Patience Anderson Faulkner
Will & Grace
America
Eric Ferrero
ACLU
Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
Marcus Wayman
Minersville
Wayman
Biggest lie in American farm policy history debate
Column by Alan Guebert argues that the 2002 Farm Bill and Freedom to Farm policy fail to deliver profitable prices. He cites USDA numbers, global acreage shifts, and growing South American soybean production to warn that set-asides and unfettered production harm U.S. farmers. He urges reevaluation of the policy stance.
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Ann Veneman
United States
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Veneman
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Daryll Ray
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Ray
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I Feel the Nation at War and Shopping
Kathleen Parker uses a satirical voice to describe a citizen’s reflex to shop during wartime anxiety. The piece mocks patriotic consumption urges, fear of terrorism, and media driven alerts while sparing no target from skepticism. It comments on Islam and turbans with a provocative, polemical tone.
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United States
America
Saks
Today in History Nov. 8 highlights from 1923 to 1942
Historic notes mark Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch failure in 1923, Roosevelt’s 1932 win over Hoover, 1933 Civil Works Administration creation, and 1942 Torch operation in North Africa. Thought by Mary McCarthy reflects on writing and solitude.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
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U.S
French North Africa
Mary McCarthy
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