Republicans push constitutional ban on flag burning
Washington observes a swift House move to amend the Constitution to ban flag burning, a response to Supreme Court rulings linking flag protection to First Amendment rights. The piece criticizes the move as small minded and questions the spectacle of altering rights for a few incidents.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
Scalia
Clinton
Senate
Henry Foster
Foster
Nancy Kassebaum
Slade Gorton
Kassebaum
Gorton
Congress
Elyria Schools Face Tight Budget and Tough Choices
Elyria Schools confront a constrained three year budget with limited free funds for supplies and repairs. Officials plan to maintain staffing and programs while keeping to state standards and continuing key curricula and extracurriculars.
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Elyria
Selinor
Milly
Elyria Board of Education
Ohio
Elvrra
Purrfectly Safe Exit From Early Morning Painters
Dayton Daily News columnist Stewart describes a chaotic wake up when two house painters arrive outside a bedroom window with no blinds. The couple debates escape options while the wife wears underwear and the narrator improvises a discreet exit using a bed sheet.
Independent Lobe Emerges In Political Brain Debate
A satirical piece riffs on Sen. Trent Lott and party brain comparisons. It lampoons Republicans and Democrats, naming the independent or Perot lobe as a place where dreams form, and jokes about brain revival with cash flow.
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Trent Lott
Mississippi
July 2 1995 History and Birthdays
On this day in 1881 President Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau and died from wounds. Births include Hermann Hesse Thurgood Marshall Dan Rowan Imelda Marcos Philip Pine Richard Petty Cheryl Ladd Jose Canseco. Weather notes cite a 1883 New England tornado from Salem Pond to Norton Pond Vermont.
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Charles Guiteau
England
Guiteau
Hermann Hesse
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Dan Rowan
Imelda Marcos
Richard Petty
Cheryl Ladd
Jose Canseco
New England
Salem Pond
Norton Pond
Canada
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