Finger-pointing and prison work crews flare in public views
A Sun Journal column blends darts and hearts on federal sentencing that favors drug kingpins who finger underlings, noting Barry Cordell Bryant’s 12 year term for leading to about 40 arrests, and Gerald Parker’s minor role. It also salutes prison work programs and critiques mob at Jacksonville meeting over Onslow hog waste lagoon fallout. It praises the Emerald Golf Club stop for the Hooters Jordan Tour arriving next May in New Bern and notes local tourism profits. It closes with a jab at loud jukebox driver conduct and a reader’s law suggestion with contact details.
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Barry Cordell Bryant
Pollocksville
Gerald Parker
New Bern
Parker
State Department of Transportation
Jacksonville
Onslow County
Hearts
Hooters/Jordan
Bruce Willis
Bruce
Sun Journal
P.O
N.C
Hair today gone tomorrow balding joke trots into science
A San Diego biotech firm has tested gene laden liposomes in rat follicles to stimulate hair growth and blue pigment genes. Researchers hope to apply hair genes to humans later, while noting autumnal humor about bald men persists despite scientific progress.
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Lottalocks
San Diego
Presidential chatter on Dole Powell and Clinton in 1996 race
About twenty conservative thinkers discuss the 1996 presidential race led by Bob Dole and Colin Powell. They contrast GOP momentum with Democratic underdogs, weigh Powell as potential VP or president, and critique Bill Clinton’s vulnerabilities and resilience. Buckley offers perspective as National Review editor at large.
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Bob Dole
Dole
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Barry Goldwater
Walter Mondale
Iowa
Gary Hart
New Hampshire
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
United States
Colin Powell
Powell
Reagan
the Observer
Clinton
Republic
William F. Buckley Jr
National Review
Hunter loses head over a flawed judicial bill in North Carolina
Capitol columnist Paul O Connor notes Bobby Hunter argued to amend Senate Bill 971 to restructure judge selection by district elections for Superior Court, governor appointment for appellate courts, and post appointment voter votes. The Judiciary Committee rejected the amendment, preserving checks and balance.
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Raleigh
Bobby Hunter
General Assembly
Hunter
State House
Senate
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Bork
Clarence Thomas
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Pentagon waste and missed accountability in Ashy case
Retired Army Col Hackworth reports on a Pentagon inspector general review accusing Lt Gen Ashy of wasteful spending on aircraft travel and lavish offices. The piece criticizes the report as weak, blaming senior officials and calling for stronger internal reform and accountability. It notes future VIP aircraft purchases and criticizes defense waste amid post Cold War budget tightening.
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Pentagon
Ashy
Italy
Colorado
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Washington, D.C
Space Command
Senate
Clinton
White House
Eleanor Hall
Old Boys’ Club
I.G
U.S. Air Force
General Accounting Office
Sheila Widnall
Korea
Defense
Bill Gates
Chuck Grassley
Alowa
Hall
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Dennis A. Frazier
Billie Heuser
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Royster
Freedor Newspaper
Andre
Scripps Howard News Service
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Bill Clinton
Houdini
Paul — O'Connor
David Hackworth
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