AOL Drops Pop Up Ads Aim To Improve User Experience
The article notes AOL will remove pop up ads after user complaints and a corporate statement on its site. Analysts say pop ups frustrate users and raise irritation across the Internet, as email spam also clutters memory and slows tasks.
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Notable quotes hinge on terrorism and clemency calls
Michael Watts praises Linda Franklin as a break from stereotype in the FBI era and links her to terrorism’s fight beyond the Middle East. Kurt Campbell notes Bali bombings reshape terrorism’s perceived reach. Richard Dean Pueschel texts a clemency plea amid Illinois death row hearings, urging Governor Ryan to spare Reginald and Jerry Mahaffey.
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On This Day In History October 16 2002 Highlights
Highlights recall key past events on October 16 including the Cuban missile crisis starting in 1962, Marie Antoinette's execution in 1793, John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid in 1859, Margaret Sanger opening a birth control clinic in 1916, Copland Rodeo premiere in 1942, Nazi war criminals hanged in 1946, and Anwar Sadat becoming Egypt president in 1970.
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Community safety poll questions funding for policing
A majority of last week’s respondents, 61 percent, say they don’t feel safe walking after dark. The poll asks whether people would support more funding to hire and retain police, potentially via higher property or local-option sales taxes, with voting or comments requested.
Networks dodge Bush Iraq speech in prime time clash
Columnist Donald Kaul criticizes networks for not airing President Bush's prime time Iraq address, noting CNN and others carried it while ABC CBS NBC offered entertainment. He questions media priorities, warns of civilizational impact, and recalls Murrow’s legacy as discourse moves to cable.
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Our children can vote if you act in November
Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund urges voters to elect officials who fund child care Head Start and safe schools. She notes rising child poverty, uninsured children, and state budget cuts, arguing only new choices and accountable leaders can protect children in 2002 and beyond.
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From the bench to the field Kansas State walk ons story
The Manhattan Mercury profiles Kansas State University football walk ons Brandon Solt and Paul O’Neil, detailing Solt’s move across positions, family influence, and motivation from his ill brother, along with O’Neil’s drive to test at the top level and Solt’s community involvement and academic path.
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