Almanac item notes February 3 2003 facts
On this day in 1913 the 16th Amendment was ratified enabling income tax. Buddy Holly died in 1959 at age 22 in a plane crash. Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973. The Reds owner Marge Schott faced suspension in 1993 amid ethnic slurs. Moon phase noted between Feb 1 new moon and Feb 9 first quarter.
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Congress
Charles Hardin
Buddy” Holley
Richard Nixon
Horace Greeley
Gertrude Stein
Norman Rockwell
James Michener
Maura
Major League Baseball
Cincinnati Reds
Marge Schott
Tales of Hope and Grief in Online Scams
A letter writer recounts dramatic inheritance scams involving young heirs from Africa and Sierra Leone, claiming millions in secret accounts. The piece highlights plea emails asking for help and 15 to 20 percent cuts, revealing a pattern of tragic yet exploitative solicitations.
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David Williams
David
Christopher Williams
Ivory Coast
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Amsterdam
John Coleman
John
Rose
Paul Coleman
Sierra Leone
George Mahnaya
Paul Mahnaya
Email D L Stewart At DL Stewart Coxohio Com
Archive note directs contacting D L Stewart via email at DL Stewart at Coxohio dot com for archival access. No additional details provided in the fragment.
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D.L. Stewart
Dl— Stewart
Coxohio.com
Oparchive
SUV Attitude Sparks Moral Debate Over Gas Use
Kathleen Parker critiques anti SUV campaigns and media stunts linking drivers to terrorism while recounting her own shift from rural to urban life. She notes SUV owners often carpool, questions moral grandstanding, and reflects on personal plans to trade in her vehicle as she walks more and urges readers to consider energy use and responsibility.
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Jesus
Arianna Huffington
POH
Friend of
Hollywood
Huffington
Matt Lauer
NBC
Lauer
Robert
Kennedy Jr
National Resources Defense Council
Sam Kazman
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Kazman
Kennedy
United States
Middle East
Media Research Center
America
Matt
Brentwood
Huff
Ington
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Title IX A good law a bad regulation
Jay Ambrose argues that bureaucratic enforcement of Title IX has distorted the 1972 civil rights law. He cites proportionality mandates as harming programs, notes the disappearance of men’s teams, and urges Congress and education officials to center fairness and opportunity over quotas, proposing alternative compliance criteria.
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Office of Civil Rights
Rod Paige
Women’s Sports Foundation
America
This is me like it or lump it Kate Winslet stance
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues against media beauty manipulation and body-shaming. He cites Kate Winslet’s reaction to GQ altering her photos and notes rising eating disorders among women and girls. He urges gatekeepers to depict women with brains and heart, not mere bodies, and to protect tomorrow’s daughters and sisters from harmful standards.
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GQ Magazine
Kate Winslet
Winslet
Rose
Marilyn Monroe
Betty Grable
Psychology Today
Playboy
Kate
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Ambrosed
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Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
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Herald.com
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