East realignment reshapes NL divisions and Cubs fate
NFL commissioner Fay Vincent realigns the National League to place the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals in the West while the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds move East. The change aims to reduce travel and boost rivalries, though Cubs ownership challenges the move citing broadcasting interests.
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Women in Combat Hear POW Sexual Assault Tale
Maj. Rhonda Cornum spoke to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Military about sexual assaults she endured as a prisoner of war in the Persian Gulf war. Her testimony fuels debate on women in combat and destigmatizing rape victims while arguing against using her experience to oppose women serving in front line roles.
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Austerity at ASCS Feeds Morale Banquet Debate
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service spent about $491 607 on a morale event for 900 staff in Washington with hotels gala tote bags and entertainment. The administration defends it as necessary while Congress cuts the agency’s budget by $5 million amid renewed scrutiny of such outlays.
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Readers blast policing levies and media harms in letters
Leonard J. Staysmak of Elyria argues voters created a prison state by approving police levies and calls for reform of law enforcement and court budgets. Pennie Mekol eske of Grafton criticizes media overexposure to violence and sensational crime coverage fueling teen crime and moral decline.
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Chronicle Telegram invites readers to send letters
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor for publication. Include a signature, full address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor, Chronicle Telegram, Box 4010, Elyria 44036. Fax letters to 329-7272 if you have a fax machine.
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Million Words Won't Buy Fame In Writing
A columnist recalls three weeks of stalled productivity after attempting a self guided writing course. He reflects on past ambitions, the pull of fiction, and the advice of Mary Roberts Rinehart as he chronicles long mornings, a demanding family life, and the gap between ambition and outcomes.
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If Paul is 50 Flower Children reflect on their era
Rheta Grimsley Johnson cites aging Baby Boomers as they note Paul McCartney turning 50 and reflect on the Flower Child generation. She frames the countercultural legacy from denim to peace and love, and links it to aging, finances, and changing times in Memphis based Commercial Appeal.
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