If McGwire followed Clinton on handling scrutiny
Columnist Mike Harden imagines how Mark McGwire’s season might have unfolded if he managed the press as Bill Clinton did. Through a series of dated vignettes from April to September, McGwire faces reporters, legal counsel, and a staged definition of a home run while resisting distractions and leaks.
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Bill Clinton
Mark McGwire
McGwire
Clinton
Cardinals
Roger Maris
Matthew
Philadelphia
Baseball
Bud Selig
Selig
Commissioner’s Office
Maris
Sex selection and the natural order of birth choices
The author discusses the rise of sex selection through the Genetics & IVF Institute and MicroSort, arguing it defies the natural order and echoes broader medical vanity. He notes cultural parallels in Asia, praises scientific options like amniocentesis, but criticizes profit-driven aims and the potential for family balancing at the cost of ethics, urging restraint.
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Florida
United States
Eileen
Adam
Eve
Bill
Yardley
Genetics & Ivf Institute
the Post
Rick Weiss
China
India
Taiwan
MicroSoft
Clinton faces questions on Lewin affair in Moscow press
At a Moscow press conference President Clinton offered a third semi explanation of the Lewin sky affair with translation for Russians but not Americans. Aides in Ireland stressed any kiss of the Blarney Stone would be consensual while Democrats deny an orchestrated plan to expose Republican affairs. Vanity Fair lists names and Modern Maturity tracks Strom Thurmond.
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Clinton
Ireland
Vanity Fair
Strom Thurmond
Almanac September 15 1998 entries and sports note
Highlights include the Lone Ranger debut on ABC in 1949 and Muhammad Ali’s 1978 title win. Birthdays span Cooper Taft Christie Short and Jones plus Perry and Stone. Sports recall Sonny Jurgensen’s 1988 99 yard TD pass to Garry Allen. Weather note mentions Charleston storm surge and rapid sea level drop.
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ABC
Muhammad Ali
Leon Spinks
Atanta
James Fenimore Cooper
William Howard Taft
U.S
Robert Benchley
Agatha Christie
Bobby Short
Gaylord Perry
Tommy Lee Jones
Oliver Stone
Ban Marino
Washington
Sonny Jurgensen
Chicago
Garry Allen
James B. Stewart
Charleston
S.C
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Mike Harden
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Almanac
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Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Ohno
CAE
Eally
Ely Stadium
EHS Pioneer Club
EHS
EHS Pioneer
Admiral King Rams
Elyria High School
Elyria
Becky Dicken
Gary Bennett
Elyria Board of Education
Board of Education
Northwood Junior High School
Gulf Road
Eastern Heights Junior High School
Garford Ave
Westwood Junior High School
Adelbert St
Elyria Schools Office of Development & Community Services
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