National News Reflections on TV Hosts Buffalo Bob and Shari Lewis
The Dallas Morning News notes the deaths of Howdy Doody host Buffalo Bob Smith and ventriloquist Shari Lewis end a chapter of child friendly TV innocence. The piece contrasts grown up views of puppets with the era's kid oriented programming and its nostalgia.
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Buffalo Bob” Smith
Clarabell the Clown
Flubadub
Dilly Dally
Princess Summerfall
Shari Lewis
Lamb Chop
Barney
The
Dallas Morning News
Shays Meehan bill passes House for sweeping reform
The U S House backed the Shays Meehan campaign finance reform bill by 237 to 186 amid a rare bipartisan coalition. The measure faces further hurdles as up to seven alternative proposals are to be considered before final passage.
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U.S. House
Christopher Shays
R-Conn
Martin T. Meehan
House of Congress
Shays-Meehan
House
The
Los Angeles Times
WV school pay debate and college alcohol plan sparks at WVU
The piece discusses State views on local school board pay, noting growth counties in the Eastern Panhandle and retirement waves. It covers WVU fraternity alcohol policies, the interfraternity counterproposal, and the student affairs aim to promote responsible alcohol use amid a dry-house policy rollout.
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West Virginia
Associated Press
Berkeley
Jefferson
Putnam
State Department of Education
Eastern Panhandle
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia University
WVU Interfraternity Council
WVU
Times
West Virginian
Editorial page editor contact details
Editorial page editor R. Shawn Lewis can be reached by email at r shawn lewis hotmail com or by phone at 255-4462.
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R. Shawn Lewis
r_shawn_lewis
Hotmail
Kathleen Parker
Kparker
Kparker.com
Focus Letter on Cherry Hill Shelter Policy and Responsibility
Selina Plumley Vickers urges joint action to protect youth in emergency shelter care for ages 7 to 17. She argues the state bears responsibility, staff face legal limits, and true remedies require collaboration among police, shelter workers, state officials, legislators, and communities to support delinquent youths positively.
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Cherry Hill
Tanner
Department of Health and Human Resources
Lavender
Sheriff Department
Selina Plumley
Vickers
Fayetteville
Two Babies Switched at Birth in Virginia Case
Kathleen Parker argues that in the Virginia baby switch case the best path is for adults to do nothing for now. She emphasizes the moral focus on what is best for the children and urges families to handle the matter without court intervention while awaiting DNA confirmation.
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Cata Atea
Solomon
Jessica
Richard
Cornilous
Rebecca
Callie
University of Virginia Medical Center
Paula Johnson
Twilight Zone
Rod Serling
Mary Watts
Associated Press
Johnson
Earth
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