Fees for city ball fields spark cross-town debate
New Bern aldermen weigh user fees to fund field upkeep amid out of town players. Council members argue fairness while critics warn fees could affect youths, county leagues, and regional cooperation. The issue highlights tax funded recreation and shared city county services.
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Robert
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Havelock
Trent Woods
Craven County
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Scientists revive ancient mummification art in modern test
Two scientists, Egyptologist Bob Brier and anatomist Ronald Wade, have produced a mummy using a cadaver and traditional materials like natron oil and linen. They defend the project as Important Scientific Work, but observers doubt the outcome and the time needed to judge the method's success.
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Clinton era economy critique and ADA opposition
The piece criticizes Bill Clinton and liberal economic policies likening them to past presidents, argues for limited government intervention, and attacks the ADA as burdensome to business. Vin Suprynowicz notes opposition from Tucker of the Von Mises Institute and references George Melloan's Wall Street Journal column.
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FDA Should Be Less Intrusive On Smoking Choices
Opinion by John Hood argues FDA authority over tobacco could ban products, but regulators should provide information and let individuals decide. He notes past declines in tar and nicotine, questions conspiracy theories, compares health risks of smoking to diet and alcohol, and warns against extending regulation to fat, caffeine, or custody rules. He contends paternalism harms freedom of choice and that courts already limit parental control over smoking.
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