Gentle voices for children amid school gunfire in Columbus
Bob Greene reflects on a gunfire incident at Griswold Christian Academy in Worthington Ohio where a gunman prompted lockdowns and police searches. He notes the fragile sense of safety for children and adults, the role of media and lawmakers, and a hopeful call for comforting voices to guide the young.
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America
Griswold Christian Academy
Worthington
Ronald E. Thompson
Worthington Police
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Statehouse
George V. Voinovich
Richard
Illinois
U.S
Ilinois Supreme Court
Essex
Jury Finds O J Simpson Not Guilty in Wife Beating Case
Opinion piece analyzes juror bias in the O J Simpson trial focusing on domestic violence, race, and gender. It notes 12 jurors including 10 women refrained from convicting, exploring how societal views on violence and protection influence verdicts and perceptions of Simpson as a possible father figure.
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Nicole Brown Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Brenda Moran
Moran
Simpson
Marcia Clark
Donald Vinson
Clark
Nicole
C.j’s
Oliver Stone
O.J
Fuhrman
Pollitt
Michael Knox
Mars
Venus
Earth
Flag Amendments and the Bill of Rights Clash
The piece argues a flag desecration amendment would dilute protected rights, noting the 1999 Texas v Johnson ruling that flag burning is protected speech. It urges Senate and state legislatures to resist enacting an amendment that would override the First Amendment.
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Supreme Court
House
Senate
Texas
Johnson
William Brennan
Oct 16 1995 Today in history and birthdays
On this day 1916 Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn New York. Birthdays include Noah Webster Oscar Wilde Eugene O Neill and Angela Lansbury with ages noted. A 67 yard field goal by Abilene Christian kicker Ove Johansson is recalled from 1876. Weather issue 1966 saw a Stratocruiser ditching near the Pacific with all 31 rescued by a Coast Guard cutter.
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Margaret Sanger
United States
Brooklyn
N.Y
Noah Webster
Oscar Wilde
Eugene O'Neill
Wiliam O. Douglas
U.S. Supreme Court
Angela Lansbury
Dave DaBusschere
Tim McCarver
Suzanne Somers
Tim Robbins
Bob Mould
Abilene Chrstian
Ove Johansson
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Amish Enterprise lessons from a modern market for the Plain People
Sociologist Donald Kraybill analyzes shifting Amish careers around Lancaster Pennsylvania noting 50 percent work off the farm and 1,000 cottage industries in the region. He cites low failure rates, lean no frills practices, limited capital needs, and apprenticeship from ages 14 to 18 guiding young Amish into business.
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America
Lancaster
Kraybill
Susquehanna Valley
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