What if speedway had concrete wall
An editorial argues a concrete barrier at Lorain County Speedway might have prevented a weekend tragedy where two cars crashed into the grandstand, killing a 65 year old woman and injuring 12. It notes NASCAR safety standards and insurance, praises owner Kevin Bennema for safety steps, and urges a barrier to protect spectators despite potential driver risk.
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Ohio
James Nuckles
Columbus Motor Speedway
David Holcombe
Nascar
Naughton Insurance
Providence
R.L
Kevin Bennema
Letter prompts faith, grief, and debate on executions
A reader writes after a fatal July 1990 Lorain County Speedway crash to urge healthy grieving and warn against blaming the track. The letter contends death penalty debates ignore humanity, criticizes media and religious leaders, and mocks inflamed public opinion while predicting shifts in views and taxes.
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Lorain County Speedway
James Harsh
T.J. Moraco
Lorain County
TJ. Moraco
No cash reparations for slavery say columnist Joseph Perkins
San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Joseph Perkins recalls debating James Forman and argues Americans should not pay reparations for slavery. He compares historical slave ownership to current demographics, notes economic differences, and questions who would qualify and who would pay.
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Kevin Murray
Los Angeles
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Joseph Perkins
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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Automakers lose hope in fuel efficiency push
Robert Reno notes that after Reagan and Clinton era relaxations, automakers faced no new mandatory efficiency gains under Bush. He cites a NAS report supporting higher standards, a Wall Street Journal critique, and GM’s 73 percent earnings drop as context for dwindling influence and possible political costs ahead.
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