Staycations and travel folly from a tongue in cheek column
A 2003 humor column in the Miami Herald mocks travel mania and family vacations. It lampoons Americans planning trips abroad and at home, notes airline cutbacks and safety tips, and ends with a tongue-in-cheek suggestion to stay home. It frames travel as comically risky and mundane.
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State Department
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Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
Canada
Mexico
United States
McDonald’s
Delta Airlines
American Airlines
Miami Herald
Tribune Media Services Inc
Prayer Thought: Psalm Reflection and Trust
A short devotional notes to God’s listening presence. The text cites Psalm 86 1 8 and 86 7 NRSV, urging trust in every moment amid trouble. It frames prayer as immediate aid and gratitude for answered cries, ending with an amen and a thought for the day about God hearing help requests.
Blue Dogs key to Democratic power and danger
National Perspective examines the Blue Dog faction within the Democrats, noting their 52 conservative centrists who slow health care reform, constrain leadership, and echo historic Southern dissent in past major civil rights battles. The piece compares Obama’s Blue Dogs to Johnson’s, highlighting how dissent shapes party unity and policy outcomes.
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David M. Shribman
House
Senate
George W. Bush
Alabama
United States
Obama
White House
Rahm Emanuel
Confederacy
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Harry Reid
Bobby Bright
Parker Griffith
Pelosi
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Eastland
Mississippi
Judiciary Committee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Universal Press Syndicate
Editorial Roundup on Prisoner Rights and Capitol Education
The Courier-Journal editorial argues prison guard abuse is widespread and condemns treating inmate sex as a misdemeanor. It cites a 13 percent inmate assault rate and 16 custodial abuse allegations at Kentucky facilities, urging stronger protections and consent in confinement.
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Courier-Journal
Louisville
Dostoyevsky
Congress
U.S
Otter Creek
Wheelwright
Kentucky
Melissa Rothstein
Just Detention International
Oneerson
April Dawn Merritt graduates from Penn State
On this date in 1999 April Dawn Merritt daughter of Daniel and Donna Merritt of West Decatur earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Penn State University. She did an internship with Centre County Youth Service Bureau and works on psychophysiology research at Penn State.
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April Dawn Merritt
Daniel
Donna Merritt
West Decatur
Penn State University
Penn State
April
Centre County Youth Service Bureau
Frieda Merritt
Houtzdale
Rodger
Marie Krause
Stock prices of area interest
Area stock prices show daily close figures with changes from the previous session. The data for local interest stocks and widely held shares is sponsored by Advantage Capital Corp. at 1200 Village Road, Clearfield.
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Advantage Capital Corp
Village Road
Clearfield
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