Dr Laura Schlessinger rises as radio moralist with 18 million weekly listeners
Dr Laura Schlessinger, a Southern California counselor, leads a nationally syndicated show praised for morality and values. She reaches about 18 million listeners weekly, drawing both praise as a moral compass and criticism for blunt, sometimes harsh, canned solutions.
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Laura
America
Southern California
Rush Limbaugh
Howard Stern
Laura Schlessinger
Schlessinger
Los Angeles
Clarence Page
Powerball Jackpot Draw Sees Worries Over Gambling Impact
In Des Moines, critics call the $250 million Powerball prize harmful to the poor as thousands line up to buy tickets. Reverend Tom Grey of the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion warns the windfall drains wealth from disadvantaged communities while Iowa Lottery officials report 1,000 tickets sold each minute and expected daily sales near $1 million.
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Iowa
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National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion
Hanover
District of Columbia
Joe Hrdlicka
Iowa Lottery
Tom Prichard
Minnesota Family Council
Minneapolis
Prichard
Latina Ashby
Odds of Winning Powerball and Lottery Beliefs
The story covers Powerball odds at 80.1 million to 1 and compares it with higher mortality risks from The Book of Risks. It notes a $250 million jackpot after a 18 drawings without a winner, 100.3 million tickets sold, and potential lump sum of $137 million. Quotes address lottery perceptions from Tom Prichard and players from Des Moines.
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Larry Laudan
University of Hawaii
Ashley
Angelique Adams
Des Moines
GM Hopes To Settle Flint Strike After Talks At Holiday Inn
Negotiators pressed Monday to resolve remaining disputes blocking a settlement of two crippling GM parts plant strikes in Flint and Indianapolis and Dayton. GM said a deal could come soon as UAW seeks pending grievances at Buick City Flint. About 189,700 GM workers in North America idle along with 9,200 strikers.
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Dayton
Ohio
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