Role models and TV politics stir debate on Murphy Brown
Calder Pickett weighs in on Dan Quayle's Murphy Brown controversy amid broader media influence on society. The column riffs on role models, marriage norms, and political reactions while noting Clinton's stance and forthcoming media pieces.
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Johnny Carson
David Letterman
Dan Quayle
Quayle
Murphy Brown
Candice Bergen
Katharine Hepburn
Rooster Cogburn
Buffalo Bill
Bill
Mom
Dad
Murphy
Jake
Ingrid Bergman
Rita Hayworth
Ingrid
Greta Garbo
Rita
Tempus
Los Angeles
Dan
Martin Fitzwater
Marlin
Ron Ziegler
Fitzwater
Monday Profile Judicial watchdog
Nancy Hiebert leads Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications as a watchdog for judges. The panel handles inquiries, can recommend discipline, and requires effort from citizens to pursue complaints. Hiebert notes accessibility and awareness gaps, and emphasizes public oversight despite the commission's advisory role to the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Nancy Hiebert
Hiebert
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Judicial Disciplinary Board
Douglas County
Commission
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
James Paddock
Richard Holmes
Maine
Kansas University
KU ‘Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Department of
Rockhurst College
Richard Gwin
Waite Eyes Northern Ireland Mediation Return
Former hostage Terry Waite said he hopes to resume mediation work in Northern Ireland after his 1987 Lebanon captivity. Speaking at the University of Minnesota, Waite noted he has received many inquiries and will avoid rushing into situations.
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Terry Waite
Lebanon
Northern Ireland
Waite
University of Minnesota
Archbishop of Canterbury
Eddie Murphy
Michael Jackson
Michael
Essence Magazine
Bria
Nicole R. Mitchell
Murphy
Nicole
Boston
Wallace Stegner
Stegner
Old West
National Endowment For the Arts
Boston Globe
Agme
Endowment
Bush
Agency
John Frohnmayer
Nashville, Tenn
Doug Stone
Stone
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Sharon Allen
Academy of Country Music
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Saddam Hussein
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Journal-World
Variety
Jane Brody
Judicial Watchdog
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Oran
Verry Walte
White House
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