Litigation over rights of schoolchildren signals cultural shift
The piece argues that changing American childhoods affect adult life, noting reduced parental time, passive learning, fast food, and family stress. It highlights schools’ self esteem emphasis, zero tolerance rules, and lawsuits over students grading one another’s papers, possibly undermining core teaching tasks.
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Britney
U.S. Supreme Court
Today in History highlights Apollo 11 lunar landing year
The Today in History feature recalls July 24 1969 when Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the first lunar mission while noting the 1783 date of Bolivar’s birth and other year facts. The Associated Press entry marks the day as the 205th day of 2001 with 160 days remaining.
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Pacific
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Water rights dispute heard in Mescalero case
Roswell attorney John F Russell for Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District sought a pretrial conference before District Judge Paul Snead over water rights of the Mescalero Apache on the Hondo Stream. Assistant AG Richard Sims questioned adjudicating US and tribal rights in that matter. Billy Elijah won Pack 10 Pinewood Derby. Nancy Lopez placed second to Debbie Massey in a 36 hole Broadmoor Ladies Invitational in Colorado Springs.
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Jack” Russell
Pecos Valley
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Nancy Lopez
Debbie Massey
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Johnson pushes tax cut amid New Mexico budget woes
The governor campaigns for a $73 million tax cut rejected in 2001 as New Mexico faces a slowing economy and eroding oil and gas revenues. Legislative leaders blame Johnson for vetoing capital-outlay projects, while the looming 60 day and short sessions limit further action.
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Gary Johnson
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Ted Hobbs
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New Mexico
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Churchill back in White House in Oval Office display
Winston Churchill returns to the White House in memory of World War II with a bronze bust in the Oval Office. President George H. W. Bush welcomed the loan as a symbol of leadership while recounting Churchill’s wartime rapport with Roosevelt and their shared alliance against the Axis.
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Pearl Harbor
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Congress
Katharine Graham Remembered as Mythic Newspaper Figure
The piece reflects on Katharine Graham as a mythic leader of journalism, noting her wealth, family, and influence at the Washington Post. It contrasts admired traits with her trial by tragedy, and muses on mortality, aging, and the nature of heroic public figures.
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Washington Post
Malcolm Forbes Sr
London
Warren Buffett
New York
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