Second thoughts on hate crime laws debate
Clarence Page argues against expanding federal hate crime protections, noting free speech and equal protection concerns. He suggests enforcing existing laws, criticizes anti sodomy statutes, and urges removing current laws that express bigotry before enacting new measures. Page writes as a Chicago Tribune columnist.
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Residents urged to back federal prison in McDowell County
West Virginia counties Wyoming and McDowell push residents to sign a 5,000-name petition backing a federal prison complex at the McDowell industrial park near the Wyoming County line. Officials cite 350 jobs and $18 million payroll with 600 companion positions, amid county poverty and rival sites in Gilmer, Marshall and Preston.
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Vandalism hits Raleigh and Summers Counties in twin cases
Raleigh County considers hiring security to patrol a landfill after four wheelers use it for joyrides risking liners and groundwater. Summers County sees vandals whitewash John Henry statue in Talcott amid Homecoming mood, prompting cleanup costs and safety worries for Rail Road Days tourism.
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Virginia life support clash with politics and family
The Finn case centers on Hugh Finn, a Louisville TV newscaster in a persistent vegetative state since a 1995 car crash, whose wife Michele sought to remove a feeding tube. Virginia Gov. James Gilmore publicly opposed the family decision, prompting court battles and an autopsy dispute before Finn’s death and highlighting living wills and medical powers to keep such decisions out of politics.
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