Clinton signals acceptance of punishment before impeachment vote
President Clinton said accountability demands consequences and offered to accept a censure as the House Judiciary Committee approved the first impeachment article linked to the Monica Lewinsky grand jury inquiry. Major blast at an illegal Brazilian fireworks factory killed many, with police saying many workers were present.
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Clinton
House Judiciary Committee
Monica Lewinsky
Paulo Raimundo de Souza
Brazil
Write-in votes: a meaningful civic tool for participation
The piece argues write-in votes serve a valid purpose by signaling voter discontent and prompting attention from politicians. It notes many write-ins are symbolic or protest, sometimes real figures or fictional characters, and stresses turnout and participation are essential to representative government.
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Associated Press
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico votes to keep status quo in nonbinding poll
Puerto Rico supporters of commonwealth triumph as 50 percent pick the current arrangement in a five option referendum urged by Congress. Statehood gains 47 percent while independence and other paths draw minimal support. The turnout underscored resistance to major change and language cultural concerns shape views.
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Congress
Puerto Rico
Free Association
Pedro Rossello
New Progressive Party
U.S
Senate
Trent Lott
Commonwealth Status
Scripps Howard News Service
Psychiatric group rejects gay conversion therapy
Dr Nada Stotland of the American Psychiatric Association says evidence shows people are born gay and the APA board rejects therapies aimed at changing sexual orientation, citing risks of low mood and anxiety.
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Nada Stotland
American Psychiatric Association
Joint Committee On Public Affairs
Association
Unisex toilets rise from ERA debate to late 1990s trend
A column traces the shift from Schlafly era fears about losing bathrooms to modern gender neutral facilities. It notes court cases over a San Diego concert incident, the Supremes ruling on Pottygate as frivolous, and examples like the Yarde Metals CEO planning a six stall unisex office restroom.
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Phyllis Schlafly
America
San Diego
Lion
Glaser
Supreme Court
The
Supremes
John
Ally McBeal Law Firm
Cordovans
Con
Necticut
Yarde Metals
Craig Yarde
Ally McBeal
Yarde
Equal Opportunity
Kinston
Ave Ge
Impeachment, TV Dials, and a Normal White House Week
The week centered on impeachment news in Washington while networks kept to regular programming. CBS and other channels chased soap operas and light fare as the Judiciary Committee moved toward Clinton's impeachment. The White House remained calm with holiday events and international travel continuing as the process advanced.
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CNN
C-Span
Rayburn House
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
America
NBC
CBS
ABC
Hollywood Squares
Ben Stein
Bill Clinton
White House
Charles F.C. Ruff
Circuit City
Judiciary Committee
William Jefferson Clinton
Fire the Liar
Hewhts Department Store
Ruff
Capitol Hill
Clintons
Benjamin O. Davis
Northern Ireland
Middle East
A Great Day for Deer Hunting and Life
The writer describes a warm December 3 sunrise at 50 degrees and foregoes plans for deer hunting but is drawn to their stand. The stand sits about 25 feet up in a maple tree overlooking a cornfield and wooded area where whitetails gather, with no other hunters in sight on the third day of the season.
Deer encounter and reflections echo a lifelong friend’s gift
A New Castle reader recalls a deer sighting from a ladder seat while bird activity in the area includes a cardinal and chickadee. He reflects on aging friends with health issues and gratitude for his birthday gift, noting a sense of luck and remembrance.
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Ellen Goodman
Helen Reddy
Billy Joel
Elton John
Bob Glaser
Marsha Mercer
Sally Jessy Aphael
Ormer
Massachusetts
William Weld
Howie Mandel
Mantel
Maury
Chi
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Eeurion TR
Ucopley News
Starr
New Castle News
News
New Castle
South Carolina
Theodore S. Adamczyk
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