Almanac February 5 2003 History Birthdays and Sports
Almanac for Wednesday February 5 2003 notes historical events two Florida grand juries indicting Manuel Noriega in 1988 and Clinton signing the Family Leave Bill in 1993. It lists birthdays for John Witherspoon Robert Peel Adlai Stevenson Hank Aaron Christopher Guest Roberto Alomar and mentions Dick Button's 1948 Olympic victory. The moon phase is between new moon February 1 and first quarter February 9.
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Florida
Manuel Noriega
Clinton
Robert Peel
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Henry Louis
Hank) Aaron
Christopher Guest
Roberto Alomar
Dick Button
NASA lost its integrity long before Columbia
Alcestis Oberg, writing for the Los Angeles Times, argues NASA degraded integrity from Apollo through the Clinton era, blames budget cuts and image-obsessed leadership for the Challenger and Columbia disasters, and urges truth over expediency in space exploration. She recounts personal ties to NASA and the Challenger memorial and stresses engineers’ demand for rigorous safety.
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Reagan
NASA
Mission Control
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo
Outer
Space
Moon
Challenger
Columbia
Clinton
Mir
Space travel must go on says Sally Ride
Sally Ride argues space exploration must continue highlighting the risks of reentry and the need for precise shuttle trajectories. She recalls the Columbia incident, stresses training, and credits the space program with inspiring future generations while noting her roles at UCSD and as head of a girls in science initiative.
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Earth
Ride
University of California
San Diego
Tax cut blame shifts in Bush era critique
In a satirical letter, Rick Horowitz concedes misattributing Bush era tax cuts to Steve Forbes, then argues Bush embraced deeper, sooner tax cuts despite terrorism and war costs, ending with Horowitz urging personal accountability and noting his online column.
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Steve Forbes
Top of the Heap
USA
Mr. Forbes
Ricky
Horowitz
Bush
George Bush
Gov. Bush
Mr. Bush
Iraq
Crystal day turns to tragedy in February Texas columns
Woolley, columnist for the Dallas Morning News, reflects on a sunny morning in Texas that turns to national tragedy as Columbia disintegrates. He recalls 9 11 and Challenger disasters, notes repeated shock, and imagines future reflection on where readers were when it happened.
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Rim
Columbia
Texas
New York City
Washington
Pennsylvania
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Yesrick
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The
Dallas Morning News
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