Gingrich rhetoric harms GOP aims in Clinton era
The piece argues Newt Gingrich and GOP messaging risk alienating voters by treating Clinton allies as enemies. It recalls a 1990 PAC memo with demeaning terms and contends overheated rhetoric undermines lawmaking, fuels partisanship, and dulls citizen engagement. It likens scorched politics to doomed dinosaurs entombed in mud.
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N. Gingrich
House
Washington
GOP
Gingrich
Joycelyn Elders
Ira Magaziner
Is sex surveys necessary or just clever marketing
A Chicago Tribune summary notes that the 1994 University of Chicago sexual habits study largely serves publicity over public policy. It reports men think about sex more than women, Americans average about once weekly, two thirds have sex less often, married people have more sex than singles, and those over 50 who are single have less sex. The piece critiques embargoes and media hype around the findings.
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James Thurber
E.B. White
University of Chicago
Social Organization of Sexuality
America
New York Times
Ann Landers
Chicago Tribune
Professor wins reinstatement after campus harassment dispute
Suzanne Fields reports on Professor J Donald Silva who was suspended for sexually charged simile in class then reinstated after a student tribunal found no policy violation. The case sparked debate over academic freedom, modern Puritanism and the limits of free expression on campus.
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J. Donald Silva
University of Newire
James Joyce
Molly Bloom
U.S. Marines Grow at Cherry Point Amid Water Quality Push
Raleigh reports growth at Cherry Point Marine Air Station as Florida transfer boosts civilian jobs. Officials warn new plant builders must prove facilities won’t worsen river health, urging a system overhaul to sustain growth while protecting water quality. Paul O’Connor contributes as columnist.
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Raleigh
U.S
U.S. Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
Florida
Talking Melons in Japan by Calvin Trillin
A humorous travel piece by Calvin Trillin reflecting on Japan's cost of living and expatriate life. He notes high melon prices as a symbol of expense, describes American workers and students, and pokes gentle fun at language and train habits in Japan. He ends with his signature observational tone.
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Japan
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State Department
Nagoya
Tokyo
Sony Television
Royota Corolla
Shanti
Orient
Calvin Trillin
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