Editorial takes stand on pledge at Admiral King High School
Lorain's Admiral King High School suspended senior Vincent Capizzi for not standing during the Pledge of Allegiance. After ACLU pressure and media attention, the district reversed the suspension and says it will reexamine policy. The piece praises the quick reversal and notes the right to choose seated participation as a constitutional liberty.
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Lorain
Admiral King High School
Vincent Capizzi
United States of America
Admiral King
ACLU
Anthony Cassano
Vincent
Ed Branham
Chris Link
The
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
Link
Branham
Clinton
Pacific
Fae Reese
Opinions Yours Ours and Theirs on the Editorial Page
The Chronicle-Telegram invites readers to engage with editorials, guest essays, and columns that challenge opinions. Readers are encouraged to share thoughts in letters to the editor, reflecting a community discussion on current topics.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain editors rail at police, unions, Bush in mixed letters
A reader laments a Lorain Police Department mishap likening it to Keystone Cops while another praises nurses at Community Health Partners for forming a union after long consideration. A separate critique argues Bush should not rewrite debate formats as voters seek prime time, and a call to sign organ donor cards urges community generosity.
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Keystone
Lorain Police
Keystone Cops
Edward Carrion Jr
Lorain
Nurses’ Union
Community Health Partners
Bush
Commission
Fluit
Tougher sentences urged for all murderers
Joseph Perkins argues that killers like John Lennon’s Mark David Chapman, Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, and Reagan attacker John Hinckley deserve longer sentences and no parole, noting leniency in murder terms contrasts with the harm to victims and families. He cites average murder terms and calls for stiffer penalties for less notorious killers.
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New York City
Mark David Chapman
Goo Goo G’ Joob
Chapman
New York
Attica
Lennon
Yoko Ono
Sean
Julian
Yoko
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
California
Supreme Court
Sirhan
John Hinckley
Ronald Reagan
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Hinckley
Johnny-boy
Mommy
Daddy
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Moynihan exits Senate as showman ends era
Robert Reno notes Pat Moynihan, four-term senator, known as a showman and political flirter, leaving the Senate amid mixed praise. The New York Times critique of his legacy contrasts with Moynihan’s celebrated charisma and influence, and Reno frames his career as a theatrical ascent alongside Clay and Webster.
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Pericles
Averell Harriman
Jacob Javits
Mario Cuomo
al D'Amato
George Will
Moynihan
Senate
Kennedy
Nixon
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Godfrey Hodgson
New York
New York Times
A Times
the Times
John Oakes
Oakes
Bella Abzug
Times
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Joseph Perkins
San Diego Union-Tribune
Robert Reno
Newsday
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