Blame the Media and Reagan’s Public Remarks
In Our Opinion the president enters a blame the media phase targeting TV news networks for downbeat economic reporting. The piece notes his apology to Senate Leader Baker and questions White House confidence amid Defense Secretary Weinberger and Haig defense of budget and strategy, with broader concerns about deficits and Cold War policy.
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Reagan
Congress
Senate Majority
Howard Baker
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
Alexander Haig
U.S.S.R
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Bureaucratic hue of red tape cuts
A sharp critique of governmental red tape reform highlights how many decision makers lack color vision for policy clarity and practical impact. The metaphor suggests reforms fail when officials misread needs, causing persistent inefficiency despite efforts to simplify rules.
Reagan Faces Heat Over Defense and Tax Cuts
The piece argues President Reagan should defend his tax cuts and defense buildup while engaging in a broader debate on Europe, armament, and spending. It warns of political risk if he retreats from public scrutiny and questions administration policy and economy secrecy.
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Western Hemisphere
Reagan
Congress
Europe
Kennesaw Residents Arm Themselves To Guard Against Yankees
In Kennesaw Georgia residents recall Sherman’s 1864 campaign and vow to defend the city as action to arm locals spreads. The piece highlights “Wild Man” Myers and a city ordinance mandating arms for residents amid a climate of vigilant self defense.
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Kennesaw
William T. Sherman
Sherman
Georgia town awaits Shermans return to defend frontier honor
A Georgia town gears up for a controversial return of a figure likened to Stonewall Jackson, urging strong defense of frontier heritage amid safety concerns. The piece contrasts rural pride with an earlier Morton Grove handgun ban, mocking pacifism and urging action.
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Stonewall Jackson
Morton Grove
Kennesaw
Memories and myths in a tobacco town with mixed signals
The column riffs on Social Security woes a misfiring computer and deceased-check errors while joking about Arco removing its credit cards. It mocks liberal busing in Congress, a messy fabric of local disdain for tobacco culture, and odd quips about diet and health, anchored by North Carolinians' fondness for tobacco.
Readers Respond to Dogs Deer Killing and Wages Letters
A set of reader letters argues dogs should be confined due to hunting instincts and potential harm to children and livestock. A citizen criticizes a shelter’s Sunday volunteer policy. A wage comparison questions state versus auto workers pay and contract impacts. A commenter rebuts abortion law fears as political rhetoric to fund abortion termination subsidies.
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Hannibal
Postal
United Mine Workers
Herald-Jour
Not on Sunday letter supports shared animal care view
A reader agrees with community responsibility for abandoned animals but notes not everyone will accept it. The writer cites the Humane Association and recalls prior donations and support, highlighting a difference in thinking about animal shelter care.
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Humane Association
U.S Caribbean Partnership Workshop Delegates Attend Albany
Exchange delegates in Albany praise a favorable editorial backing new U S plans for Caribbean aid and trade. Partners of the Americas active in the Western Hemisphere link 44 states with 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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Albany
U.S
Partners of the Americas
Western Hemisphere
United States
Latin America
The
Caribbean
New York
Trinidad and Tobago
Community response grows for Appalachia aid drive
Letter writer thanks Penny Lori for Feb 21 Lifestyle piece on Appalachia. The article spurred more than a dozen people to pledge support to Rev. Wayne Swanowski of Holy Redeemer Church in Vanceburg Kentucky with money, goods, and prayers. Callers inquire how to help Appalachia USA. Brian T. Connor Onondaga Hill New York.
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Penny Lori
Appalachia
Wayne Swanowski
The
Holy Redeemer Church
Vanceburg
USA
Brian T. Connor
Onondaga Hill
Reduce age limit for child restraint law discussed
The article notes a proposal to lower the age for child restraint from five to four, citing that many four year olds outgrow federally approved car seats. It mentions winter clothing increasing size and seats’ weight or height limits around 40 pounds or 40 inches, affecting larger children.
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Joan M. Casanova
East
Syracuse
Syracuse Mayor's tax plan spurs costly state grant demand
The writer denounces Mayor Lee Alexander for pushing a Dome tax and a $15 million repayment bill by Assemblyman Hanna. The letter claims the proposals arise from publicity and envy in upstate cities and warns they could affect future funding.
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Lee Alexander
State Assembly
Syracuse University
New York
Rochester
Buffalo
Thomas Hanna
Central New York
Hanna
Lee
Jim McDermott
Syracuse
Kansan responds to Koch remarks with rural pride and mock critique
A Windfield Kansas letter-writer protests Mayor Koch comments about Upstate New York. She contrasts rural air, crime, and farm life with city life, praises Kansas, and predicts Koch may seek anonymity in the countryside. Signed K.M. "Kate" Rogers.
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Upstate
New York
Kansas
New
Mayor Koch
Winfield Community Theatre
Nicholas Nickleby
Brooks Brothers
Montgomery Ward
K.M
Kate” Rogers
Hick
Windfield
Kan
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Wiliam C.crozier
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Samuel J. Vaccaro
Harold £. Addington
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Jesse Helms
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