Former presidents unite across decades in Haiti relief moment
The piece recalls Carter Ford Clinton Bush Obama and others sharing a public moment at the White House on Haiti relief. It notes their rivalries softened into bipartisan respect, highlighting a rare, symbolic unity among former and current leaders. It cites Shribman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the enduring, exclusive fraternity of former presidents.
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Gerald R. Ford
Carter
Ford
Bill Clinton
George H.W Bush
Barbara Bush
Clinton
George W. Bush
White House
Bush
Barack Obama
Haiti
Shirley Anne Warshaw
Gettysburg College
Obama
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paul Wathis
Associated Press
Vathis
Kennedy
America
Eisenhower
New York Times
David Shribman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Faith and guns clash over Jesus rifle inscriptions
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that inscribing Bible verses on Trijicon gun sights is a misguided display of faith. He notes the legal and ethical issues, cites the 2003 Bindon crash founder of Trijicon, and contrasts coded faith with Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr. urging faith shown through service.
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ABC News
Glyn Bindon
Bindon
Trijicon
Michigan
U.S
Pavivadhioat
Tom Munson
Trisican
ABC
Munson
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
Martin Luther King
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Public Forum on Budget and Governance in Kansas
The letter argues big banks should repay retirees and asks what god Goldman Sachs’s CEO serves. It criticizes double tax relief and calls for shrinking state legislative bodies to reduce education and government costs, urging integrity and courage from Topeka leaders. Rick Ingram and Lora Jost are cited.
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Sarah Karl
McLouth
Lora Jost
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House
Kansas
California
Topeka
Rick Ingram
Lawrence
Don’t Close New York School in Wasteful Bus Shuffle
Clara Westphal urges editor to oppose closing New York School after under five years since a costly upgrade. She notes taxpayer-funded renovations, risk of longer days for very young students, and higher transport costs from busing. She advocates keeping neighborhood schools for exercise and efficiency.
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New York
Clara Westphal
Lawrence
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