Hearts and Darts and a Rolls-Royce Parade in New Bern
Local column mixes sharp take on New Bern’s new meter maid King issuing tickets to officials and tourists with tributes to VE Day memories. Also notes Rep Larry Linney’s contempt fine after a Raleigh court clash and praises antique car enthusiasts from the Wholly Ghost Club touring 22 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts in New Bern.
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King
Asheville
Raleigh
General Assembly
Larry Linney
Lacy Thornburg
Lacy
East
U.S. Attorney's Office
Linney
Thornburg
Sun Journal
N.C
Bright spot in summit with Yeltsin no lasting damage
The article notes President Clinton's Moscow visit marked by fragile hopes for U S Russian cooperation. Yeltsin resisted key demands such as Iran technology sales and a Chechnya cease fire while opposing NATO expansion though agreeing to the Partnership for Peace.
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Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Moscow
Strobe Talbott
Mr. Clinton
Oxford
Europe
Iran
Chechnya
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Yeltsin
NATO
Fathers split image and the push to engage kids
David Main, a divorced father from Boulder Creek, says dads are unfairly labeled as deadbeats while stressing equal parenting. He notes welfare reform and family court bias affect earnings and access to child support, sharing his own case where a judge set his earning capacity at $125,000 despite prior average earnings of $85,000.
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David Main
Main
Boulder Creek
Ozzie and Harriet
Mom
Harriet
Ozzie
Reforming child support to balance work and care
Joanne Jacobs examines how California’s $125,000 formula pressures non custodial parents like Main who must reduce earnings to stay with children. He cut his business, took $85,000 salary, and still faces high support while half his income goes to the ex wife. Critics say the system punishes good dads and fails to reflect actual parenting time. Campbell proposes counting awake hours to aid fairer enforcement, though supporters warn it may reduce total payments.
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Tom Campbell
Stanford
Campbell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joanne Jacobs
San Jose Calif
Term limits debate splits lawmakers in Courage awards
Courage awards go to Reps. George Robinson and Larry Justus for backing a term limits bill despite opposition. Robinson warned against eroding legislative power, while Justus noted turnover since 1991. The session also considered Rep. Mike Decker’s phonics based reading bill with compromise language.
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Raleigh
George Robinson
State Board of Education
Robinson
Justus
North Carolina
Willis Brown
D-Harnett
Mike Decker
R-Forsyth
House Education Committee
Beyond the Frustration The Call to Accountability
Retired U.S. Army Col. David Hackworth argues the Oklahoma City bombing era demands inquiry into the causes of citizen anger and distrust. He urges an independent commission to reexamine Waco and the Weaver case, accountability from Janet Reno to federal snipers, and public truth about federal overreach.
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America
Patrick Henry
Saigon
Washington
Robert McNamara
Ivy Towers
Tim McVeighs
Michigan
Montana
White House
Great Land
Russia
Jefferson Morley
The
Washington Post
Waco
USMC
Randy Weaver
Janet Reno
U.S. Army
David Hackworth
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By Dan Piraro
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AOL
Shlimillion Bucks
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Capitol Press Association
Paul O’connor
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