Cooperation and planning urged to fix New Castle fields
The city faces a long standing problem with maintenance of softball and baseball fields. Cooperation between the city Recreation Director, leagues, and users is required to improve staffing, equipment, scheduling, and field upkeep. Vandalism and overuse threaten facilities, so coordinated efforts and deadlines are needed now for safer, well kept fields.
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New Castle
Darrell Dess
Recreation Department
League
Faithful Prayer Revealed Through Unanswered Request
A reader reflects on faith and unanswered prayer, acknowledging feelings of doubt and worry. The response compares the situation to a child’s unsafe wish and urges forgiveness and continued service to God regardless of outcome, suggesting peace and renewed faith may follow.
Dear Reader Letters and Editorial Debate in Print
A reader letter policy explains publishing choices for criticism of private businesses. The piece cites two examples about criticism of a Polish mug and a dinner event, detailing criteria for printing letters based on factual basis and relevance to public interest.
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Figo Carveira
Figo
Letter About A Organization S Attempt To Secure Reservation
A letter describes a representative trying to pay a deposit to confirm an event date. The deposit was raised but accepted, yet the proprietor refused the date, suggesting a new one. Since the event was advertised, rescheduling was deemed impractical. The writer urged boycotting the business, a stance I declined to publish to avoid one-sided postings.
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Etter
Consumer Advocate Agency
Letters to the editor ethics and policy debate
A newsroom discusses fairness in publishing letters to the editor. It covers inviting responses from officials, correcting errors, and avoiding censorship while avoiding bitterness or personal attacks. The writer asserts responsibility to protect readers and maintain a forum for ideas.
Odd Facts From a Century Ago Show Curiosities and Misconceptions
A digest of historical trivia covers gambling debts in Nevada, child illness statistics, trousers in women’s fashion, early American taverns, Wisconsin farm losses, Earth’s rotation versus the sun’s revolution, Egyptian versus Cuban income, language rankings, the USPS as a vast enterprise, tennis origins, dog breed registrations, Southern California airports, and meat efficiency in protein production, attributed to Sydney J Harris.
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Nevada
America
Sarah Bernhardt
Wisconsin
Maj. Walker Wingfield
England
Thal
U.S
California
Chicago
O'Hare
Sydney J, Harris
State poised to expand hospital role under health care act
The article argues the state is already in the hospital business through nine state owned general hospitals and would expand its role under the Comprehensive Health Care Act. It cites opposition from hospital groups fearing state control of rates and management, while supporters warn of bureaucratic conflict and expansion of state power.
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Shapp
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Commonwealth
Pennnsylvania
State Department of Health
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Iigselt
Association
Ben Badman Jr
Bucks County
Edward Howard
Janes Kilpatrick
The Azores Part 2 and the Island's Quiet Struggle
General Pinto de Morais, military governor of the Azores, is portrayed as stern and popular, with a cautious stance on Lisbon's influence. He asserts resistance to domination, while questions remain about secession, autonomy, and whether the United States Navy would intervene. The piece blends personal portrait with political analysis and hints at long-term independence aspirations.
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Altino Pinto de Malaties
Azores
Spinola
Lisbon
Angola
Pinta
Republica
Portugal
Baloney
Pinto
Scrivener
Linda Pleifle
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
CIA
Too-divided House Echoes Old Washington Divisions
Jon a P. Rocke analyzes the January surge of new liberal lawmakers and the Democratic Party’s fractured discipline in Congress. He notes the caucus struggle, committee power battles, and the rise of unseasoned freshmen altering leadership dynamics and highlighting systemic issues rather than personal failings.
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Congress
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
F.O.R
Charles Evans Hughes
Carl Albert
House
Rosde Gerald Ford
Alberto
Albert
Henry H. Jackson
Appropriations
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Wyman-Durkin
New Hampshire
Jona P. Rocke
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