Carpino Hale affair prompts critique of victim myth
Kathleen Parker questions assumptions about sexual coercion and female agency in the Donna Marie Carpino case. She argues against the so called victim myth and critiques media narratives that excuse or normalize women pressuring themselves into unwanted sex to protect families. Parker notes political fallout and questions military handling of adultery policy.
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Donnamarie Carpino
Carpino
Izmir
Turkey
David Hale
Hale
Pentagon
Defense
William Cohen
Matt Lauer
Carpino-Hale
School to Work Initiative Shapes Career Focus Across Grades
Letters advocate School-to-Work to raise mastery of basics and connect school with real life. Students explore careers via field trips guest speakers and school based ventures while teachers align lessons to future needs. Raleigh County motto pledges flexible majors and community support to create the future.
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Raleigh County
R. Shawn Lewis
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Exhumation of Tomb Unknowns Spurs Pentagon Debate
A Pentagon panel urged exhuming a Vietnam era Unknown to use DNA for identification. The likely candidates are two pilots from May 11 1972, Air Force Lt Michael Blassie and Army Capt Rodney Strobridge. Cohen faces a two week decision amid opposition who fear desecration and loss of the Unknowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cohen
Pentagon
Rodney Strobridge
Cohen
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Hank the Angry Dwarf tops People poll over DiCaprio
Hank the Angry, Drunken Dwarf wins People magazine top 50 list, beating Leonardo DiCaprio 20 to 1. The article notes People’s stance on popular will and hints at possible political futures for Hank. The piece reflects on how poll results could influence Washington and GOP or Clinton-administration prospects.
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People Magazine
People
Hank
Leonardo DiCaprio
Washington, D.C
DiCaprio
Clinton
Senate
Divorce, weddings, and the cost of living in Beckley
Beckley columnist Robert W. Farrell muses on marriage divorce and life costs from weddings to schooling to funerals. He jokes about one-night stands and the pricey graduation fee at WVU while noting rising education costs and the fate of untrained assistants.
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Wal-Mart
Bill Clinton
Hillary
WVU
Bobby
Smoking habits shift over time in a personal essay
The author reflects on growing up around tobacco and her evolving views from strict anti smoking stance in the 70s and 80s to a more tolerant stance in the 90s. She stresses that tobacco must be unavailable to minors, cites CDC and health data, urges education and enforcement, and ends with Mother’s Day appreciations and a note on tobacco free kids resources.
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Campaign For
America
West Virginia
Centers For Disease Control
American Journal of Public Health
CDC
Health and Human Services
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Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
Margulies
FAA
Scripps Howard News Service
Dale McFeatters
Leo
Dale McFeathers
Mme
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Hart Building
John D. Rockefeller
U.S. Rep
Nick Joe Rahall
Rayburn
Robert W. Farrell
Beckley
Dawn A
Register-Herald.com
Campaign
TobaccoFreeKids.org
Dawn A. Keys
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