U.S. push seen as key to Ulster peace path
Niall O'Dowd argues that a new Anglo Irish initiative could end decades of violence in Northern Ireland with sustained U S backing. He notes secret IRA British talks, Hume Adams framework, and the need for a permanent cease fire and demilitarization before any lasting negotiations. He warns against British political resistance and urges Washington to press Major to seize the opportunity.
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Irish Republic
Britain
South Africa
Middle East
John Taylor
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Irish Republican Army
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Dick Spring
Washington
Clinton
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John Hume
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Voters Reject Stadium Tax Then Legislature Moves Cash to County
In Phoenix on Oct 3 1989 voters narrowly blocked a 100 million property tax plan for a baseball stadium and approved a cap of 3 million on future projects without public vote. By spring 1990 SB 1990 created the Maricopa County Baseball Stadium Sales Tax, shifting spending control to county supervisors amid protests from Phoenix and state lawmakers.
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Chris Herstam
Maricopa County
Manuel Pena
Republic
Tom Patterson
Radical radio clash echoes in Phoenix memories
A reader recalls a letter from Karl Mathusen, then manager of KBAQ and KJZZ, who said Phoenix had no market for Garrison Keillor or Prairie Home Companion. The piece recounts NPR tunes, opera broadcasts, and the station's lack of a citizen advisory board for radical listeners.
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Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Kieller
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Beiderbecke
Mathusen
The Ugly Face of Euthanasia by Dr Kevorkian
Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer argues that Jack Kevorkian’s crusade for physician assisted death exposes the dangerous line between medicine and murder. He criticizes Kevorkian as a traveling executioner, calls for a strict Michigan trial, and warns against normalizing self-induced death even for the terminally ill.
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George Annas
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Mark Hosenball
Newsweek
Clinton’s shifting media coverage on Rushdie meeting
Clarence Page analyzes how Washington newspapers framed Clinton’s Rushdie encounter, noting NYT and LA Times varied in tone from apologetic to middle and defiant. He argues media bias, selective emphasis, and partisan lenses shape perceived stance, while Clinton defends free speech and aims to steady his presidency amid press scrutiny.
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Salman Rushdie
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Rushdie
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Los Angeles Times
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