Editorial on New Hampshire vote and national trends
The piece argues Bush faces a dangerous political reality after New Hampshire where Patrick Buchanan won 37 percent. It notes Tsongas’s victory signals Washington missteps and tax-cut rhetoric, urges the Democratic Congress to heed the warning, and suggests Bush cannot rely on a humane image as campaigns move south. Jim Hitch.
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Voice of
New Hampshire
Voice of America
Bush
Patrick Buchanan
Congress
Paul Tsongas
Tsongas
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Bob Dole
Buch
David Duke
Jim Hitch
Guest Opinion on Yeltsin Crisis and Western Aid
The piece argues Boris Yeltsin's alarm over Russia’s crisis clashes with Western indecision about large scale aid. It notes US efforts, German boosts, and the need for billions to stabilize the ruble while Western plans lag behind the political risk and the demand for a defined money supply and currency reform scope. It warns of past coups and questions what officials will say if August repeats.
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Yeltsin
United States
Commonwealth of Independent States
Washington
Pomona's first schools and memories recalled in Rideout series
In this installment in Franklin County history commentator Bruce Fleming recalls Pomona School District 69 founded in 1870, its two room beginning, the first public building of 1871 on East A and Fifth, and early teachers and graduates. The piece also revisits Centropolis School closing in 1966 and shares quotes from early educators about learning and wisdom.
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Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Jim Hitch
Pomona School
Lee
Edith Figgins
East Franklin
Peek's Grocery
W.W. Waite
Charles Curtis
Pomona
East A
Fifth St
John Amnett
William Quay
John Baldwin
Ruth (Nitcher) Fleming
Ottawa
Centropolis
Carolyn Pope
Madeline Scott
Scott
Ottawa Retirement Village Plaza
Dahmer trial sparks barroom debate on insanity
In a long dialogue, Slats Grobnik and another speaker debate what makes a killer insane after Jeffrey Dahmer’s Milwaukee trial ends. They discuss reading vs watching coverage, the role of headlines, and the legal definition of insanity versus nutty behavior.
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Grobnik
Jeffrey Dahmer
Milwaukee
Dahmer
Nick
Mark
Mindy
Back patient cured by Dr Corder letters
Shirley Gingerich of Quenemo writes to praise Dr Scott Corder for his care of her elderly aunt after a long faith-based avoidance of doctors. She credits him with preserving the aunt’s dignity and expresses deep gratitude for his respectful, compassionate treatment.
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Scott Corder
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