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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1995
Page
8
John R. Graham identified as publisher with Patrick Holmes as editor and Judy Zimmerman as advertising director alongside Jerry Wicks as circulation manager in the staff byline.
The piece argues the GOP Contract with America favors stricter punishment and more prisons, failing to rethink crime policy amid high violent crime rates. It warns of expanded warrantless searches, mocks federal symbolic gestures, and urges Republicans to rethink crime before pushing new legislation.
Critics blame national obsession with fat on Puritanical pressures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The piece argues for moderation, urges rejecting guilt over enjoying rich foods, and calls for balanced dieting amid social ills.
Joanne Jacobs argues in the San Jose Mercury News that American culture has grown shameless, citing a Newsweek poll showing high shame thresholds for hitting a child, drunk driving, and cheating. She warns that reduced shame around out-of-wedlock births and welfare undermines family stability and urges strong social shame to promote responsible parenting and support.
Paul O Connor reports on a Raleigh seminar where economist Michael Walden of NC State University argues for welfare reforms that ease work incentives. He suggests allowing more earnings without losing benefits and preserving assets like a car, while noting political risks and concerns about abuse.
David Chenoweth of Health Management Associates grills a local Sun Journal survey on smoking in public places. He cites sample size and location flaws, urging Craven County commissioners to work with the Board of Health to strengthen the current smoke free ordinance and reflect the 70 percent of non smoking adults in New Bern and Craven County.
A reader urges turning hostile letters into a teaching moment about bias. It praises including ignorant views for contrast, compares Holocaust denial to flat earth theories, and argues education benefits from exposing bigotry alongside noble thought.
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