One-man shows fuel suspicions in Quak Hill City Council
Calvin Jones serves as interim city manager in Oak Hill while Quak Hill faces a leadership transition. Former manager Tom Oxley departs after 14 years. council urged to appoint a full-time replacement quickly. Critics warn against concentrating mayoral and executive power in small towns, stressing checks and balances and timely hiring.
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Calvin Jones
Jones
Tom Oxley
Oxley
Joe
Jane
Smithers
Eddie Long
Long
Jim Higgins Jr
Montgomery
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Quak Hill City
American politics and China clash in Clinton era reflections
Mark Cassells of Raleigh County weighs U S power and China’s rise as Clinton’s China trip, Linda Tripp testimony, and Starr immunity probes unfold. He argues three-way conflict over who represents the United States as lawyers bill millions of taxpayer dollars and the public debates the president’s reach.
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China
Linda Tripp
Ken Starr
White House
United States
Clinton
Tripp
Starr
Monica Lewinsky
Monica
United States of America
Justice Department
National View on NBA Labor Woes and Business Season
The article explains the NBA faces a labor dispute turning the league into a two season system the regular season and a business season with owners locking out players. It cites mega contracts and a TV deal as examples while noting fans may bear the outcome regardless of who wins.
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NBA
Michael Jordan
Kevin Garnett
Scripps Howard
Drudge and the media scandal era reflect on journalism
In a Washington Post column the author probes Matt Drudge's role amid media embarrassment. He notes Drudge defended his methods at the National Press Club, contrasts with retractions by CNN Time Wall Street Journal and others, and recalls Watergate era standards while urging press accountability.
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CNN/Time
Matt Drudge
Drudge
National Press Club
Doug Halbrecht
Washington News
Business Week
C-Span
National Public Radio
Weekly Standard
CNN
NBC
Richard Jewell
The
Wall Street Journal
Texas
Patricia Smith
Boston Globe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chiquita Brands International Inc
Time
U.S
Laos
Washington
Dallas Morning News
Monica Lewinsky
Abe Peck
Chicago
New York Times
Peck
Northwestern University
Gadfly
Press Club
Monica
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Tripp, Starr All the Rage
Mark Cassells
Raleigh County
National View
Ashington
Clarence Page
Doonesbury
Mallard Fillmore
Vavitty Fau
Witte Heoee
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