Remember to mind your manners in Congress censure debate
The House censured U S Rep Al Green for loud disruptive conduct during President Trump s address to Congress. The column compares Green s cane gesture and refusal to sit with past incidents and argues decorum matters, noting Democrats shouted and left while others protested with signs. It mentions Joe Wilson s 2009 remark and a Hamilton reference, framing the episode in historic light.
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Parker on manners and history in a polarized era
Kathleen Parker critiques modern civility in U S politics reflecting on the Brooks beating of Sumner and a broader failure of decorum. She contrasts past ferocity with current fealty to power, calling for a return to consideration for others in public life.
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Perils of a screen obsessed society in Rosen’s Extinction of Experience
George Will reviews Christine Rosen’s The Extinction of Experience noting how smartphones and social media reshape attention, handwriting, and face to face contact. He cites concerns about impatience, narcissism, and a political culture unable to sustain deliberation, arguing technology alters human vulnerability and social bonds.
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Language shifts and IVF terms spark political clash
A opinion piece mocks Wisconsin budget edits that rename family roles for IVF to inseminated person and parent who did not give birth. It cites GOP concerns over traditional values and cites USA Today on liberal language changes. The column questions pronoun use and mentions Elon Musk and a self published book title.
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Quote sparks banter as referee issues technical foul
Jim Valvano quips about a ref who refused to call a foul for thoughts about him. The exchange ends with the ref awarding a technical. The note includes the moon phase between March 6 first quarter and March 13 full moon.
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