Health care debate at ASU draws response from campaign
Robert Grossfeld, state coordinator for the National Health Care Campaign, expresses regret over timing after confronting a Lincoln Caucus member who allegedly lied to media about the reform plan. He calls for honest dialogue and continued discussion on health care changes.
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Arizona State University
Lincoln Caucus
Robert Grossfeld
National Health Care Campaign
NRA backs tougher crime stance while pushing handgun sales
After Brady Act passage, the National Rifle Association shifts to a hardline crime policy demanding more prisons yet continuing to advocate unrestricted handgun sales to non-offenders, a stance critics compare to tobacco industry calls for hospitals to combat lung cancer.
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Education satire cartoon sparks backlash over AIDS remark
Donald Denz cites a Tribune editorial cartoon by Mike Ritter titled Education theorist at work. He accuses the piece of irresponsibly trivializing AIDS with a condom joke while outlining real school challenges like hunger, poverty, abuse, and drugs. He questions Ritter's stance on AIDS being a gay disease and urges scrutiny.
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Donald Denz
Phoenix
Reforms urged after Tribune on police forfeitures
Ted Jarvi of Tempe calls for legislative changes in police forfeiture law after Tribune reporter Mark Flatten highlights abuses. He seeks higher proof standards, 120 day challenge window, court-appointed counsel funded from seized assets, a stronger innocent owner defense, immunity removal for overturned forfeitures, and an environmental cost statement for new laws. He signs with full contact details for verification.
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Tribune
Mark Flatten
Flatten
Violence and crime themes in gangsta rap draw scrutiny
A critical look at gangsta rap notes the line between fantasy and reality blending as rappers like Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur face legal trouble and public backlash. The piece argues music reflects inner city despair, with industry and communities debating responsibility and reform.
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Dr. Dre
Doggystyle
Calvin Broadus
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Calif
Philip Waldemariam
Newsweek
Tupac Shakur
Shakur
Atlanta
New York City
Flavor Flav
J-Dee
Los Angeles
da Lench Mob
Texas
Bill Davidson
Ronald Ray Howard
Davidson
National Political Congress of Black Women
Omar Bradley
Compton
Baltimore
New York
San Francisco
Michael Jackson crotch grabbing ends on TV talk in defense
Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko comments on Michael Jackson's TV interview about being photographed by investigators and the public exposure of his private body parts during a child mistreatment inquiry. He contrasts Jackson's ordeal with military medical exams and argues for presumed innocence while noting the singer's fame and past crotch grabbing.
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Leason
Main Street
Beethoven
Mozart
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Glenn Miller
Doc Watson
Frank Sinatra
Rob Royko
Buddy Charles
Fred Astaire
Lucky Pavarotti
Madonna
CNN
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