Ruby Ridge case recalls deadly 1992 FBI siege in Idaho
Vin Suprynowicz argues the Ruby Ridge deaths demand Idaho trials for federal agents. He notes Vicki and Samuel Weaver were killed, the ATF entrapment plan, and later cover up allegations, with calls for accountability in state court.
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FBI
Ruby Ridge
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Idaho
Weaver
Young Samuel Weaver
Samuel
Waco
Texas
Larry Potts
Potts
Associated Press
Justice Department
Eral
Vicki
Samuel Weaver
Randall Day
Boundary County
Washington
California
Orange County Register
Vin Suprynowicz
Las Vegas
Craven County residents urged to curb underage drinking crimes
In a letter to the editor Ian Ye e appeals for action against parents providing alcohol to minors and hosting underage parties. He links such activity to jury duty stress and a near fatal shooting, urging support for law enforcement and a change in behavior to protect children and grandchildren.
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Craven County
North Carolina
Study finds hun dreds killed for witchcraft
A reader from New Bern objects to a Sun Journal report on witchcraft, stressing Wiccan beliefs include harming none and calling for religious tolerance while defending pagan paths as peaceful and nonviolent. The letter emphasizes mutual respect and understanding among faiths.
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The
Sun Journal
Trinity Schrieber
New Bern
Submissions to Forum Letters for Sun Journal
Readers are invited to send signed letters to Forum at Sun Journal P O Box 1149 New Bern North Carolina 28563. Each letter must include the author s street address and a telephone number for the editor s reference.
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Sun Journal
P.O
New Bern
N.C
New Bern Civic Theater Cancels Brighton Beach Memoirs
Bill Benners, director, criticizes New Bern Civic Theater for canceling Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs over a so called wet dream scene. He notes prior cuts and replacements hurt season credibility while praising local theatre talent and urging steadier management.
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New Bern Civic Theater
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Neil Simon
New Bern
New York
Theater Corporation
Golden Pond
Eugene
Board of
Greenville
Wilmington
Bill Benners
Environmental groups and waterfront claims clash in vetoed debate
Jan Higginbotham Boone challenges Allen Propst over his remarks on fascist environmental groups and public waters. She questions who owns public trust waters and criticizes marina gated exclusivity and private slips in the waterfront real estate market.
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Henry
Aldridge
Allen Propst
Mr. Propst
Repub
Props
Jan Higginbotham Boone
Senator Perdue presses for money after budget passage
The Aug 12 News and Observer notes Senator Beverly Perdue urges Gov Hunt to fund more animal waste inspectors. Critics call her stance political posturing after she voted for a $1.5 million increase and worked on the budget. They question the timing and use of public communications systems.
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The
News and Observer
Beverly Perdue
Gov. Hunt
Senator Perdue
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Perdue
Conference Committee
Appropriations Committee
Pig capital label haunts Secaucus New Jersey town
A former Secaucus resident laments the town's pig farming past and scent heavy industry that tainted property values and waterways. He recalls the era ending with the New York Giants stadium and criticizes continued environmental impact, urging North Carolina’s economy to grow without sacrificing natural beauty and life quality.
Power and government murder in the modern era
The essay argues governments are the most brutal institutions, citing Rummel’s Death by Government. It details total deaths from 1917 to 1987 including the USSR 62 million and China 35 million, with Nazi Germany and other regimes, warning that increased government power risks more liberty loss and state murder. It contrasts this with the United States and warns of sliding toward greater governmental restriction on freedom.
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R.J. Rummel
University of Hawaii
America
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
Clinton
Vietnam
Mao Tsetung
Hitler
U.S.S.R
China
Japan
Turkey
Khmer Rouge
Cambodia
Pakistan
Tito
Mexico
Rummel
Williams
United States
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Pol Pot
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Spence
Thomas Jefferson
Ian
NB Civic Theater
Secaucus
N.J
Dante
New York City
N.Y. Giants
Walter Williams
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