Summit would only help China's tyrants
The piece argues a Clinton Jiang Zemin summit would be driven by domestic political pressures, not a mature Sino-American policy reassessment. It criticizes bolstering China’s prestige for political gain, notes Taiwan and human rights issues, and cautions against shifting U.S. policy to appease a political season.
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China
California
Pete Wilson
Peter Tarnoff
U.S. State Department
Clinton
Jiang Zemin
Harry Wu
Hillary Clinton
U.N
Beijing
Asia
U.S
Presumption of guilt at heart of IRS plan for random audits
The IRS plans random audits of 153000 taxpayers over 30 months to detect patterns for better laws. Critics say the broad audit infringes rights, stoking fear and intruding on innocent filers while proposed targets remain unproven.
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IRS
Newt Gingrich
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
MBA and the Myth of Female Language in Dallas Columns
Dallas Morning News columnist Jim Wright recounts reader letters on gender language and marriage. He notes Barbara Jordan’s comments on compassion, cites male and female linguistic habits, and humorously describes signals like the shin kick and the speaking look as tools of communication between spouses.
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Dallas
Gene L
Barbara Jordan
Jordan
Gene
Mr. Wright
Jim Frisinger
Jim
Police Gazette
Jim Wright
Dallas Morning News
Drowning in phony numbers in national rankings
Raleigh letter critiques overhyped polls and surveys that shape public opinion. It debunks the Iowa straw poll, Money magazine’s regional ranking, and state SAT results, arguing low participation skews scores. The author warns against using flawed data to judge public schools and policy.
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Raleigh
Iowa
Bob Dole
Money Magazine
Triangle
America
Gainesville
Fla
Raleigh News & Observer
IBM
Research Triangle Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Signs for Highway Safety Go Missing in Craven County
Judy N Goodson reports repeated theft of warning highway signs used for truck entry safety across Carteret Craven and surrounding counties. After four steel signs four wooden A frames decals and eight plywood signs were stolen, prompting her to hand paint replacements while offering to make signs for others.
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Carteret
Craven
Durham
Greene
Harnett
Jones, Lee
Nash
Pamlico
Pitt
Pender
Wake
Warren
Wilson
Robeson
Pamlico Class of 1995 Graduation Project Thanks Community
Editor thanks supporters of Pamlico County High School Class of 1995 Project Graduation held June 9 at the Village Club. Grateful for donations of money and prizes and for volunteers and officers who organized the safe, fun night. The program aims to keep grads off the highway and notes no injuries or fatalities since it began.
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Pamlico County
Offending hog farms face fines suggested by Sun Journal
The Sun Journal reported a week ago that the state studied hog farm violations and found many breaches of law. The writer questions why violators are not fined immediately and argues the government expands inspectors instead of enforcing fines, calling it a wasteful bureaucracy.
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The
Sun Journal
Editor Questions the Value of Money Asked in Surveys
The writer complains about many political fundraising surveys from figures like Sen Dole and Newt Gingrich, noting confusion over where funds go and urging Congress to issue its own surveys to obtain voter input directly rather than through PACs, citing a Maryland senator as an example.
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Sen. Dole
Newt Gingrich
Newt
Congress
Maryland
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