Black leaders Will moderate Wilder displace Jackson?
Washington AP reports two black politicians potential White House candidates for 1992. Jesse Jackson, longtime dominant black leader, vs Douglas Wilder Virginia governor, a moderated, less provocative figure with possible electability. Wilder campaigns in Iowa. Jackson undecided but likely to run, with analysts weighing impact on black political stature.
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White House
Jesse Jackson
America
Douglas Wilder
Virginia
Statehouse
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Wilder
William Schneider
Iowa
NAACP
Detroit
Wilders
Benjamin
State Senate
Chicago
District of Columbia
Wilder and Jackson duel over black vote and broad appeal
The piece contrasts Doug Wilder and Jesse Jackson as political figures with Wilder appealing to white voters and moderate blacks while Jackson sustains a strong urban black base. It notes Wilder's gubernatorial win, Jackson's Rainbow Coalition image, polling dents, and analysts unsure if Wilder could supplant Jackson or harm Democratic unity.
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Jesse Jackson
Ray Strother
Rainbow Coalition
Doug Wilder
Peter Hart
Nbc-Wall Street Journal
New York
Mario Cuomo
David Bositis
Joint Center For Political Studies
Bosits
Jim Zogby
Zogby
Volunteering in America Under Fire from Lawsuits
A critical look at how litigation fear shapes volunteering in the United States. The piece cites state and federal battles over protecting volunteers, highlights the influence of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America in blocking reform, and notes the high earnings and political clout of plaintiff lawyers while presenting examples from Wyoming New Jersey and California.
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Wyoming
New Jersey
California
L.A
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
America
Congress
John Porter
Association of Trial Lawyers
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Blended language asks readers for new family terms
Dear Ann prints reader proposals for blended kinship labels like stepson ston and stepdaughter staughter, then shifts to debate on legal partnerships for homosexual couples and a Drucker gem on listening, citing historical milestones from 1494 to 1891.
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Stom
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Strother
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Tulsa
Ray
Slaughter
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Music Hall
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Walter Damrosch
New World
Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Karl Marx
Prussia
Reducing teen pregnancy urged in Kansas House Bill 2531
Public forum discusses Kansas Senate approval of HB 2531 to reduce school age pregnancy. The letter cites state costs on Medicaid ADC and food stamps, references contraception studies, and relays a Denmark South Carolina program. A reader from Lucas questions designated driver ethics and legal responsibility after a car crash.
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Sandy Praeger
Senate
Wint Winter Jr
Kansas
Finney
Douglas County
Lawrence
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Denmark
S.C
South Carolina
Michael Brown
Russell
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Madd
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Lucas
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National Coalition For Volunteer Protection
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Richard Mulholland
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Ann Landers
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