Free speech and HUD clash over housing protest rights
California homeowners faced a HUD inquiry under the Fair Housing Act for opposing a 35 unit homeless housing project. Despite first amendment protections, federal officials warned of violations like harassment and sought to curb protests, sparking calls to remove officials and defend free speech rights.
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Ley
Calif
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fair Housing Act
Feds
Berkeley
HUD
Henry Cisneros
Roberta Achtenberg
Washington Post
Harriet Nelson obituary recalls Ozzie and Harriet era
The actress who played Harriet on the beloved 1950s family show died at 85 from heart failure, ending a life that mirrored the on screen matriarch yet sparked modern critique. The piece reflects on the show's 14 year run, its cultural impact, and contrasting views of its domestic ideals across diverse audiences.
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Harriet
Ozzie
Ozzie and
Ozzie Nelson
Harriet Hilliard
David
Ricky
Tolstoy
Ozzie and Harriet amid shifting views of family life
Suzanne Fields argues that Ozzie and Harriet provided a simple moral education through a idealized suburban family. She contrasts the show’s comforting family model with modern sitcoms that satire or undermine the nuclear family amid cultural turmoil and youth rebellion.
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Murphy Brown
Bart Simpson
Harriet Nelson
June Cleaver
Roseanne
Beaver
June
Suzanne Fields
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Merisel considers Cary relocation amid warm North Carolina charity
Paul O'Connor laments Merisel Inc of El Segundo seeking a new HQ in Cary Wake County urging a mix of public cash and private incentives totaling 11.1 million dollars. He mocks aid as fostering dependency while praising local charities and government programs to help the firm and its staff, arguing for a hand up instead of handouts.
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Raleigh
Merisel Inc
el Segundo
Cali
Cary
Pebble Beach
California
Merisel
Triangle
County of
Wake
LBJ
Casy's
Methodist Church
Koka Booth
N.C
Habitat For Humanity
Carolina Power & Light
Wral-Tv
AFDC
Wic
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Sofa Warrior and the Killer Krunchup Talk
Calvin Trillin recounts a humorous exchange about video games with a teenager. The conversation touches on graphic titles like Killer Krunchup and a tame parody game Sofa Warrior, highlighting generational views on gaming while preserving Trillin’s dry, anecdotal voice.
Hidden Russian Paintings Return Plan At Hermitage
Dr. Mikhail Pyotrovsky reveals survival of looted Degas Monet Renoir Toulouse-Lautrec and van Gogh works stored since World War II. He seeks exhibits in March and urges restitution under international accords while appealing to Western donors to support a modern Russian museum, not a Soviet relic.
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Degas
Renoir
Monet
Toulouse-Lautrec
van Gogh
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Mikhail Pyotrovsky
State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg
Dr. Pyotrovsky
Moscow
Russia
Pyotrovsky
United States
Hermitage
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Stuart Creque
National Review
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Ozzie and Harriet
America
David Halberstam
North Carolina
Calvin Trillin
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