Memories of classroom talk and the McCarthy era echoes
Calder Pickett recalls classroom discussions from his journalism teaching days, noting how teachers’ opinions and jokes sparked debates then and now. He reflects on controversial remarks about race, politics, and culture and why such in-class exchanges should stay out of news stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Stooges
Joe & Co
Washburn University
KBI
Radio Hour
Stevenson
Ike
Sigma Delta Chi
Frederick Douglass
Time Magazine
Ronald Reagan
Santa Claus
Kansas City Star
George Wallace
S.O.B
Joe McCarthy
John Kennedy
Daddy
Four footed firefighters speed up arson cases
New York report on accelerant detection dogs outlines elite K-9 teams aiding arson investigators. Labradors and a spaniel train to locate accelerants, outperform lab equipment, verify clues at fire scenes, and help indict suspects. Trainers emphasize play drive and endurance over pedigree while noting statewide programs in New York Maryland New Jersey and Connecticut with dogs Buddy Hershey Barney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Avenue
Michael E. Knowlton
New York State
Buddy
Maryland
Barney
John Farrell
Baltimore
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Connecticut
Farrell
New Jersey
Dennis McSweeny
Hershey
McSweeny
Atlantic City
N.J
North
South Carolina
Maine
Florida
Washington
Iowa
Kansas
Iowa City
Knowlton
New York State Fire Academy
Randall’s Island
Watertown
N.Y
Portable oxygen sold as a pick me up sparks medical caution
Currents reports portable Sports Oxygen tanks priced at 79.95 with 18 ounces of oxygen lasting about 20 minutes. Leland Ltd president George Stanford defends it as a sports pick me up while doctors warn it offers no real medical benefit and may risk harm to those with heart or lung disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stanford
Leland Ltd. Inc
South Plainfield
N.J
Wall Street
Stanford
William Pierson
American Lung Association
Arthur Hughes
Markline
Bensalem
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Journal-World
FBI
S. McSweeny
Randall's Island
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National Center For Career Strategies Inc
Woman Magazine
Copley News Service
Ken Marshall
CFO Niue Aoe
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