Alexander the Great to hang up bareback riding spurs
Veteran rodeo star Alexander the Great, Wade Nelson a five time world bareback champion, announces likely retirement within a year or two. He cites time away from his ranch and family, noting age and injuries have slowed his pace after 15 years at the top.
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Alexander the Great
Joe Alexander
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Marysville
Calif
Alexander
Red Smith
Rodeo Cowboy Association
National Interelegiate Rodeo Association
Bai
Ander
Mahan
Larry
Stonyford
Oklahoma City
Cindy
Whistleblowing and the cost to the whistleblower
A report on Clifford Richter at Ellis Fischer State Cancer Hospital who exposed an iridium pellet error and faced career ruin, then court reinstatement with a frozen 1977 salary. The piece surveys whistleblower risks, culture shifts after Watergate, and quotes experts and notable cases like Nader, Fitzgerald, and Ford Pinto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Fischer State Cancer Hospital
Columbia
Clifford Richter
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Richter
Ralph Nader
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Pentagon
Frank Camps
Ford
John Loftus
Justice Department
CBS
Horatio Alger and the American Dream Revisited
In Willow Grove Pennsylvani a former factory owner and a museum proprietor reflect on Horatio Alger a mythic figure symbolizing rags to riches. The 150th anniversary year features stamps and a Reagan era link while scholars debate Alger’s true intent and tales of industry and adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bennett
Horatio Alger Society
Horatio Alger
Alger
Harvard
Chelsea
Mass
White House
Reagan
Horatio Alger Association
New York
Jack Bales
Fredericksburg
Bales
Dale Thomas
Cleveland
Rodney Ropes
Montana
Phil
Fiddler
Fred
Erie
Bennett
Central Michigan University
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Wade Nelson
Fort Worth
Texas
Cheyenne
Denver
San Francisco
Houston
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Phoenix
Reno
Dallas
Casey Tibbs
Harry Tompki
Bill Linderman
Lar Mahan
Arnold Palmer
Alex
Alexnan “Alexander the Great
Buckin
TBM
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Citibank
Bank of America
Michael Baker
Educational Fund For Individual Rights
Alan Westin
Columbia University
Educational Fund
United States
Merit Systems Protection Board
Washington
Nader
Jill Lawrence
Willow Grove
Brewster, Mass
Ralph Gardner
New York Times
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