Values speech and the malaise in America
The piece critiques President Clinton’s National Baptist Convention address on a crisis of values. It argues government cannot solve moral decline alone and warns that welfare programs foster dependence, urging a policy shift away from expanding aid to empower individual responsibility and self-reliance.
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Jimmy Carter
America
Clinton
National Baptist Convention
Dee Dee Meyers
Washington
Controversy Over Confederate Statue Sparks Old South Fight
Paul Greenberg argues the Pine Bluff courthouse statue of David Owen Dodd rekindles a racially charged debate over memory of slavery and the Confederacy. He warns erasing history fuels confinement and anger, urging readers to remember past injustices and their impact.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Dixie
Charleston Harbor
Lee
Jackson
Louisiana
Pierre Gustave Tourant Beauregard
C.S.A
David Owen Dodd
Nathan Hale
Confederacy
Little Rock
France
Pine Bluff High
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Thomas Jefferson
Robert E. Lee
South
Moses
Simon Degree
Craven County Urges Action to Save Our Rivers
A New Bern perspective warns that Craven County growth endangers the Trent and Neuse rivers. It calls for a countywide sewage system, responsible development, and citizen leadership to prevent irreversible water deterioration and protect the coast for recreation and life.
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Craven County
New Bern
Havelock
Bridgeton
James City
Trent
Neuse
New
Trent River
Protecting the President Is Impossible Without Isolation
The Akron Beacon Journal argues that total safety for the president and the White House cannot be guaranteed in an open society. It suggests extensive precautions but notes that complete isolation would curb normal life in Washington. A review of identifying and stopping airborne threats is urged.
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United States
White House
Secret Service
FBI
Aero
Camp David
Washington, D.C
Akron
Ohio
Beacon Journal
Republicans Eye North Carolina House Control in 1996
In a year without a statewide race, Republicans hope to gain control of the North Carolina House. Past off-year elections show mixed results, with Democrats buoyed by Gov. Jim Hunt’s high approval ratings and potential inroads by party candidates. Paul O’Connor weighs historical patterns and current momentum.
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U.S
GOP
White House
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Paul O'Connor
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