Airing of Ruby Ridge case alongside Waco hearings
An editorial urges thorough examination of the Ruby Ridge shootout and FAA related missteps while noting the Waco hearings. It contrasts government actions, warns against a partisan witch hunt, and calls for careful review of law enforcement conduct, including Weaver and ATF incidents, before further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch Davidian
Waco
Justice Department
FBI
Ruby Ridge
Clinton
GOP
National Rifle Association
The
Treasury
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Idaho
Randy Weaver
Weaver
U.S
Weave
Swimsuit in Miss America pageant sparks debate
Editorial notes that the swimsuit segment, now 15 percent of scoring, fuels TV calls and public debate. It argues the pageant is a business selecting a spokesperson who will make appearances and advocate a cause, not a pure beauty contest. Despite critique, Miss America endures as lighthearted American kitsch in 1995.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Privatize pensions to spur prosperity and growth
Vin Suprynowicz argues for drastic cuts in federal spending to slash taxes and retire the national debt, advocating privatizing Social Security like Chile did in 1981. He cites Mark Skousen’s figures on private pension gains and warns that ongoing entitlements threaten long term fiscal collapse, urging open debate and gradual reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Chile
Mark Skousen
Foundation For Economic Education
Irvington-on
Hudson
New York
Skousen
U.S
William G. Shipman
State Street Global Advisors
Boston
Hog farm scandal and political denials in local race
A narrator recounts a heated confrontation linking Rep. John Nichols and Bleau to a rumored pig farm. The account accuses Nichols of lies and greed, cites a parking lot confrontation, and states disillusionment with Nichols and potential future support for pig industry opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nichols
Bill Harper
Gerald Anderson
Anderson
Nichols
Bléau
Berne
Bleau
Robert Daly
Pugh
John
Daly
Statehouse
Phony sales pitch on judicial reform bill SB 971
Paul O Connor contends SB 971 is marketed as reform but shifts appellate judge selection to the Senate and GA while moving Superior Court elections to divisions, reducing public oversight. He warns judges would spend most years outside voter reach, prompting local dissatisfaction with justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A Nor
General Assembly
Superior Court
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Narnia order correction requested in Mini Page
A reader requests a correction in the Mini Page noting that The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) precedes The Magician's Nephew (1955) in publication and questions a referenced first book in C S Lewis's Chronicles. The reader asks for a correction in the next Mini Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Debnam
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Tournal
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Billie Heuser
Freedom Newspaper
Michelangelos Sturid
Larryangelo
Universal Press
BY Dan Piraro
Fort Worth
Waie
Social Security
Irvington-on-Hudson
N.Y
Vin Suprynowicz
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jim Drennan
North Carolina
Lewis
Kimberly Talton Vanceboro
Sun Journal
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