Clinton image makeover ideas from Chicago Tribune columnist
Joan Beck suggests 14 possible strategies to reshape President Clinton image before the 1996 election. Tactics range from reducing TV exposure to courting middle class white voters, swapping to Republican-leaning moves, pursuing moral high ground, and potentially staging a decisive crisis to boost perceived leadership.
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Letter to Friends Over Media Coverage and a Correction
A New Bern reader thanks friends and churches for eight months of support after a misreported front page claim of guilty assault. He notes a Oct 3 CROP walk photo and a Oct 26 correction that stated no contest, not guilty, amid faith and endurance.
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Prayer Time and Public Schools Doom the Nation
Forum letter argues removal of prayer and Bible instruction from public schools damaged morality and achievement. Cites 1962 63 bans affecting 39 million students and 2 million teachers, claims rise in school violence, dropouts, and social ills since then. Author invokes Franklin and Washington warning against excluding religious principles.
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Henriet ta: yacht coverage praised by local firms
A company thanks Sandy Lemans and photographer Charlie Peek for coverage of the 61-foot motor yacht Henrietta docked at the Sheraton Grand for ten days. The vessel sailed south for winter, with gratitude extended to West New Bern Machine Offshore Marine Electrical Atlantic Maritime Services and Twin Rivers Tractor. Special thanks to yard supervisor Rodney Flowers and all employees who made the Henrietta possible.
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Township 7 Sewer Swap Praised as River-Friendly Model
Township 7 residents and the Neuse River Foundation spotlighted a village-scale sewage reuse system that connected septic tank outlets to local sewers, sent pretreated effluent to lagoons, and sprayed it on 112 acres, reducing costs and benefiting crops while avoiding new river pollution.
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Neuse River Foundation opposes more nutrient discharge plan
The Neuse River Foundation states opposition to further nutrient laden sewage discharge into the Neuse and its tributaries from the Ramada Inn plant and seeks a compromise to lift Township 7 moratorium with county and DEM approval. It urges delaying a decisive move to a new board of commissioners to address Township 7’s dire sewage access needs.
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GATT debate rages over lame duck Congress and jobs
The text argues against final GATT approval by a lame duck Congress, warning that the agreement allows two billion workers in India and Southeast Asia to compete with U.S. workers. It claims multinational firms will move operations abroad, harming American jobs, and urges debate and removal of fast track approval before signing.
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Victimhood Paradox Voices Height and Tax Insults
Walter Williams, an economist and syndicated columnist, laments being labeled a victim while detailing perceived systemic injustices. He critiques height bias, Social Security, tax burdens, and racial disparities, arguing for equal treatment despite personal grievances.
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