Editorial condemns Naval Academy hazing and double standards
The piece recounts Gwen Marie Dreyer, a midshipman, being handcuffed to a urinal, taunted and photographed at the Naval Academy. Despite an investigation, the incident was dismissed as non premeditated hazing and only minorly punished, prompting Dreyer to resign in protest over the flawed handling and warnings to testify.
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Gwen Marie Dreyer
Naval Academy
Dreyer
Academy
Guest Opinion on Congress Overspending Free-Mail Budget
In a frank guest piece the author argues Congress overspends its $41 million free-mail budget, predicting $79 million by year end. Senate bills are public while House mailings escape scrutiny. disclosure and internal discipline could curb unnecessary costs and reduce wasteful communication.
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Congress
Congressional
House
Senate
Thomas Foley
Contact information for U S government representatives
A reader list provides mailing addresses and phone numbers for President George Bush at The White House Washington DC 20500 Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Rep Bob Whittaker plus state lawmakers Jim Allen and Bettie Sue Shumway with their respective offices in Washington DC and Topeka including telephone numbers for each contact.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
The Ottawa Herald redesign critique and response
The Ottawa Herald explains the three month redesign aimed at better rack exposure and more copy in less space amid falling advertising. Readers criticize changes while editors defend reorganization of content, mention new topics and an index system, and invite constructive criticism to improve amid economic pressures.
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas City Star
Topeka Capital-Journal
USA Today
Daily Report
Bulletin Board
Out & About
Ottawa
Hayden Strategy Undermines Hayden Across Kansas Legislature
The piece argues Governor Mike Hayden polarizes the Kansas Legislature, facing a Republican-led body and past criticism for confrontational tactics. It notes battles over death penalty, education funding, welfare, and highway funding, with Hayden often absent from reform efforts and relying on threats rather than coalition-building.
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Topeka
Mike Hayden
Kansas
John Carlin
Carlin
Hayden
House of Representatives
Senate
Tme
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
House
Senate Education Committee
Democrats
Republi
The Fabulous Bush and Baker Boys in Old Style Clash
In a New York Times Magazine piece, the piece satirizes Bush and Baker as pragmatic conservatives at odds with Heritage Foundation. It notes Rockefeller Republicans triumph, while GOP pragmatists gain influence. The column laments budget deals and party infighting as Bush labels critiques with a two-syllable expletive.
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Bush & Baker Boys
New York Times
George Bush
State Department
Baker
Potomac River
Jimmy
Bush
Heritage Foundation
United States
Mr. Bush
George
White House
John Sununu
Washington
U.S
Yalta
GOP
Lithuania
Vilnius
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