Editorial on Judge Older and Farr jail confrontation
The piece argues Judge Charles Older overstepped in locking up reporter William Farr for refusing to reveal sources. It contends Farr acted to honor a promised confidentiality and that lawyers lied under oath about sharing the witness statement. The editorial urges Older to release Farr, noting the legality and candor issues around protecting journalistic sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Older
William Farr
Farr
Judge Older
Older
California
Parr
Columnists clash over degrees and language usage
A reader letter criticizes Sydney Harris for doubting a philosophy doctorate and questions a superintendent’s claimed degree in visual aids. The column by James Kilpatrick is reviewed for linguistic rules, debating the proper use of like versus such as and none as a plural. The piece cites the Oxford English Dictionary and Shakespeare to illustrate accepted usages.
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Bob Wenger
Seal Beach
Monaday
Sydney Harris
Harris
Wisconsin
Shetter
Wenger
James Jason Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
H. L. Mencken
Mark Twain
Virginia Kam
W. W. Fowler
OED
Dryden
Southey
W. Shakespeare
Fund For
Investigative Journalism
Jack Kilpatrick
Spellers who can't spell writers who can't write
A longtime journalist reviews twelve applications to the Fund for Investigative Journalism and critiques errors in spelling and grammar. He argues that professional writers should meet basic standards, contrasting moments of poor prose with the fund's mission to aid in revealing big stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pri Iples
Fund For Investigative Journalism
Letters to the editor on abortion ruling bias
A reader criticizes Thanksgiving Day coverage for bias in reporting the State Supreme Court abortion ruling. The letter argues no women were interviewed and condemns male perspectives as irrelevant to matters affecting women. It notes abortion on demand existing in California.
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State Supreme Court
California
Long Beach
Evolution and creation in science education debate
A reader from Los Alamitos argues for including creation accounts in science texts and dismantling them with evolution evidence. The piece urges humorous treatment and cross examination of religious and scientific narratives to synthesize truth.
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Los Alamitos
Vitamins and visions in a reader letter
J R Irvin argues against interpreting visions as supernatural, claiming mental states often reflect body chemistry. He notes that altering physiology could produce visionary experiences, and frames religious experiences or demonic hallucinations as projections of bodily imbalance that vitamins can cure.
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J. R. Irvin
Christ
God
Carson
Parents and sons drift into cottage trades and candle making
A humorous social sketch contrasts upper-class families whose sons abandon Yale or Harvard for trades in the woods. Some pursue welding, candle making, or plumbing, provoking parental pride, doubt, and late-night warnings. The piece ends with stern paternal advice to avoid candle makers.
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Yale
Harvard
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National Foundation For B
Louisana
Fine College
Minnesota
Modale
James
Upper America
Upper
America
Russell Baker
NEW York Times News Service
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