Your Views The Conservative war on science
Opinion piece arguing that Republican leadership undermines scientific research on gun control and climate change. It cites NOAA work, the Dickey gun research ban, and GOP oversight pressures, with quotes from Democrats and scientists. Describes a broader war on science and calls for defenders of research.
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New Jersey
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Capitol Hill
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Garen Wintemute
University of California, Davis
Huffington Post
Jay Dickey
Arkansas
National Rifle Association
Rep
Lamar Smith
House Science Committee
NOAA
NPR
United States
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Texas
Smith
Union of Concerned Scientists
Choosing a new path for a brighter future
Georgie Anne Geyer urges readers to rethink America’s postwar choices and wars of the last decades. She questions funding, strategy, and the cost in lives, calling for a national focus on infrastructure, science, and democratic institutions. She critiques political leaders and media, urging sober reflection this New Year.
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Don Rumsfeld
Washington
America
Vietnam
Iraq
Afghanistan
Somalia
Hapsburg
Georgie Anne Geyer
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Juno.com
Notable New Year milestones and deaths across history
A compact timeline highlights key events on December 31 across years. From Vesalius’s birth in 1514 to Yeltsin’s resignation in 1999 and notable calamities like the Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in 1986, plus cultural figures such as Edison and James Avery.
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Menlo Park
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Brooklyn
Harry S. Truman
Joseph A. Yablonski
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Pennsylvania
UMWA
Tony Boyle
Roberto Clemente
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
U.S
Rick Nelson
Dallas
Dupont Plaza
San Juan
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Bel-Air
Glendale
California
Bob Grant
Hillsborough
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