Confessional politics reshape presidential campaigns
Janet Hook argues that voters demand intimate personal disclosures from candidates, changing how leaders are portrayed. From Muskie to Dukakis to Clinton and Gore, the trend links emotional display to electability while eroding the image of the politician as a larger-than-life figure and potentially weakening governance.
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Washington
Edmund $. Muskie
Maine
New Hampshire
Michael Dukakis
Oprah
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Sen
al Gore
Tennessee
Gore
Clinton
Dukakis
Abe Lincoln
George Bush
West Texas
John Kennedy
West Virginia
Teddy Roosevelt
America
New York
Bush
Texas
Bill
Patricia O'Brien
O'Brien
Camelot
Kennedy
Muddy race between Bartlett and Hattery for Sixth District
The editors discuss the Bart lett expense‐account accusations against Democrat Thomas Hattery and how both campaigns use such charges. They affirm they will publish candor from both sides, refuse to censor political statements, and urge readers to judge independently.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Sixth Congressional District
Thomas Hattery
Annapolis
Mr. Hattery
Dr. Bartlett
Beverly Byron
Baltimore to welcome professional football again in 1980
William Donald Schaefer drives Maryland drive to bring NFL expansion to Baltimore after a decade without pro football. An exhibition game at Memorial Stadium sparks momentum with ticket sales and a statewide campaign to show vigor for a returned team. Activities include Harborplace sand sculptures on Aug 23 and NFL Night at Camden Yards on Aug 25, with further events August 26 and a statewide effort honoring volunteers and community contributors.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Indianapolis
Maryland
Colts
National Football League
New Orleans Sams
Mim Dolphins
Memorial Stadium
DRO Mar
Mata
Owen
Harborplace
Oriole Park
Camden Yards
Ianer Harbor
Braddock Heights trolley strikes pedestrian in rain
Henry A. Magaha a trolley car motorman at Middletown slowed and stopped after sighting a woman crossing the tracks at Braddock Heights the trolley struck and dragged her several feet she suffered brain concussion a cut cheek and scalp laceration doctors said her condition not serious Maryland State Police note upsurge in people sleeping along roadways with no arrests due to lack of law Kenny Brachey 12 caught two large carps at Culler Lake Dudley completes 2900 mile walk for March of Dimes honored in San Francisco Cleopatra Campbell fails to convict littering case in District Court
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H&f
Henry A. Magaha
Middletown
Braddock Heights
Frederick City Hospital
Maryland
Allied Counseling Group Defends Flexible Recovery Approach
The Allied Counseling Group clarifies its stance on Rational Recovery and AA/Al Anon. It emphasizes informed consent and offers multiple treatment paths beyond twelve step programs, including RE SOS Women for Sobriety and TPA Systems, treating each client as an individual with unique needs.
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Aled Counseling Group
Allied Counseling Group
Aicahnnes Anonymous
Al-Anon Acoa
Counselas Group
Rane
Letters Perceptions on Rational Recovery Debate
A letter from Kristin L Milne MS CARS Executive Director Allied Counseling Group responds to Michael Maraetis about Rational Recovery. The writer defends 4A pamphlet and urges readers to study original literature and understand RR principles. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility, support, and forward direction without shaming relapse.
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Kristin L. Milne
MS. Cars
Allied Counseling Group
Time for government to recede in a changing world
The piece contrasts wartime expansion with a demand for reduced government roles postwar. It notes Great Depression era ideas and New Deal supporters, mentions Roosevelt and Hitler as figures tied to mass politics, and hints at social and economic tensions shaping public policy and national mood.
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Hitler
Erenemisu
Powee
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Congressional Quarterly
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Michael Powell
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Rees Gee
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Peipe
Howe Chemie
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Tang Cyeng County
News-Post
Kenny Brachey
Patrick Sr
Culler Lake
John Dudley
Frederick
San Francisco
March of Dimes National Foundation
Hyman Pressman
Dudley
Cleopatra Campbell
Frederick County
C. Ray Dorsey
Woodsboro
Josh
Utica
Miller’s Grove
Lewistown
Edna Buhrman
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
A.A
Michael Maraetis
Oriy
Ratura
Irrationa
Attuans
Vhoice
Daf Delph Frederick
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