Teens get prizes for not getting diseases in Houston program
Dayton Daily News columnist Stewart notes a Texas program rewarding teen boys for abstaining from sexually transmitted infections. Clinics test for infections at follow up visits and award watches mugs and jewelry for clean results, reporting declines in chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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Houston
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Peggy B. Smith
Let the voters decide redistricting reform hopes rise
In the wake of Prop 208 and campaign finance rules, reformers turn to redistricting reform. The piece argues for public, nonpartisan commissions and options like three-seat districts, cumulative voting, or proportional representation to curb incumbent protection and boost competition.
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Nonpartisan Center For Voting and Democracy
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Arafat visit to Holocaust Museum seen as peace aid
The U S Holocaust Museum reversed a snub and plans a VIP visit for Yasser Arafat during his Washington trip. State Department officials say the tour could aid Mideast peace while museum leaders had objected privately, expressing concern over offending parts of the American Jewish community. Miles Lerman later called the visit a potential good purpose for peace.
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Naming schools and race in America
Pitts argues that school name choices reveal ongoing racial divides from New Orleans to Riverside. He notes black educators’ sensitivity to Washington Elementary and white Riverside parents’ fear of a “King High” label, urging blacks to master anger and seek pragmatic inclusion while acknowledging persistent disbelief in full American belonging.
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van Meter
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Martin Luther King
This Day in History and Birthdays Highlights of 1998 Jan 22
On this day in 1901 Queen Victoria died at age 63 after 63 years ruling England. In 1968 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In debuted on NBC. In 1994 Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds divorce settlement includes 2 million and a vacation house. Futures note several birthdays and a Foreman vs Frazier boxing result.
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Francs Bacon
George Gordon
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August Strindberg
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