Mary Kay Ash Shattered the Glass Ceiling in Business
The death of Mary Kay Ash leaves a cosmetics empire with 850000 sales force across 37 countries and last year’s 1.3 billion in wholesale revenue. Her impact went beyond pink Cadillacs and million dollar earners, empowering women and redefining opportunity while prioritizing God, family, then business. Richard Rogers mourns a champion of women and an inspirational leader.
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Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay
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Richard Rogers
King family cashing in on MLK legacy sparks memorial impasse
A dispute over using Martin Luther King Jr's image and words stalls a Washington Mall monument project. Negotiations continue though officials cite an impasse. The King Center denies family demands while prompting questions about permissions and fees.
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Martin Luther King
Jefferson
Lincoln
King
Martin Luther Ka-Ching
USA Today
Alcatel
Martin Luther King Center For Nonviolent Social Change
King biography rights clash over wealth and legacy
Leonard Pitts argues against monetizing Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings and likeness. He notes the king family can profit but argues the public legacy should remain. Pitts asserts King valued a committed life over wealth and urges guardians to act with integrity. He invites reader comments via email.
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Martin Luther King
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami
Leonardpitts
Mindspring
Today’s Verse on Justice and Mercy for the Oppressed
A biblical verse exhorts that the Lord will hear the meek, strengthen their hearts, and incline his ear to justice for the fatherless and oppressed so that Earthly men may fear no more, urging mercy and protection for the vulnerable.
Quotations on government control and freedom by Heinlein
The excerpt argues that banning reading or viewing leads to tyranny, while an unfree mind is easily controlled. A truly free person resists oppression, and force cannot conquer a free mind though it can kill it.
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Robert A. Heinlein
Voice of the Reader policy notice on letters
The policy invites signed letters up to 250 words addressing current issues submitted by mail or email. Authors must provide a telephone number for verification though the number is not published. names and cities are. The paper may edit letters and will not publish poetry copies or mass submissions or libelous or personal attack letters.
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United States
Voice of the Reader letter on ethanol and Sudan policy
A reader questions ethanol fuel use and grain supplies citing a 20 year old engineer estimate that pure ethanol could exhaust grain reserves in six months. The letter condemns Sudan sanctions, alleging oil interests drive U S policy and questions moral stands in the war on terrorism.
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United Nations
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Show Those Tears Bring Ratings Not News
Edward Achorn argues TV news now prizes emotion and drama over objectivity. He cites CNN Fox executives and Dan Rather to critique on air crying, buzz, and entertainment over rigorous reporting, urging journalists to keep emotions from eclipsing facts.
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Chris Cramer
Afghanistan
Fox News Channel
Washington
Herb
Dan
CBS
David Letterman
Twin Towers
Letterman
George Bush
George
Bush
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