Counties Should Provide Deputies Their Weapons
Editorial argues Summers and Monroe counties must standardize and supply firearms for deputies. It notes poverty limits buys, cites Sheriff Crosier and Summers deputy Ward, and urges public weapons in hand to ensure safety, cost efficiency, and uniform ammunition. County commissions should act now.
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Summers
Monroe
Monroe County
Jerry Crosier
Crosier
Jack Ward
Summers County
Ward
Southern Baptists and the restless convents of faith
L T Anderson critiques Southern Baptists for past apologies and current aggressive acts such as a church commission to convert Jews. He notes conflicts with Jews and black Americans, a 1990s style “household chain of command” stance, and personal anecdotes from his New Deal era upbringing, ending with reflections on religious zeal and public life.
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Ned Chilton
Williams
Southern Baptists
West Virginia
Trade deficit pressure as Asian recession worsens
National view argues deficits signal strong economy but rising April trade gap to 14.5 billion risks protectionism and spillover of Asia’s woes. Call to urge China to open markets and Japan to revive demand while economy grows. Direction of deficit matters more than size as risk to boom grows.
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China
Japan
Scripps Howard
Move to end ethnic studies sparks campus debate
Tribune columnist Clarence Page reports on Ward Connerly, UC regent candidate, pushing to end ethnic and women studies, gay and lesbian studies, and related programs as divisive Balkanizing forces. The piece weighs academic purpose, taxpayer cost, and the clash between unity and curricular pluralism.
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Betty Crocker
America
Ohio
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Oe Tribune
Clarence Page
Tribune Media Services, Inc
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