Flames of freedom in China still burn after Tiananmen
An essay argues that despite the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and ongoing repression, liberty endures in China. It credits Guangdong's 15 percent yearly industrial growth in the 1980s and Western capitalism as engines of freedom, urging the United States to promote free trade with a nuanced policy while denouncing the Beijing regime.
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Hong Kong
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Europe
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Board denies exemption in mobile home dispute
Judy Rhom sought a nonrelative to occupy a mobile home for her mother but illness prevented that. Gaston commissioners refused the exemption from the county ordinance, with three votes in favor and four against. Rhom invested $5,000 in a septic system and cannot use it.
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Judy Rhom
Rhom
Jerry Crisp
Bill Best
David Ward
Joe Carpenter
George Bradley
Porter McAteer
Gene Miller
Bush air travel lift boosts rental car market outlook
President Bush comments on higher air travel fueling rental car demand with Hertz spokesman Joe Russo saying the summer is already strong and no action was needed. Separate notes cite county tax opposition, rising Jones Intercable prices, and a police chief expressing frustration with witness consistency. Earth Summit rhetoric accuses Bush of abdication while advocating leadership for a cleaner future.
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Joe Russo
Hertz Corp
Bush and Perot compared in search for a guiding belief
The piece argues Ross Perot lacks clear liberal or conservative ideas, resembles George Bush more than either he or Lyndon Johnson acknowledge, and fails because he values the presidency as a managerial role. Bush is portrayed as a facilitator reliant on consensus, with a focus on process over conviction, likened to a well oiled machine.
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Perot
William Howard Taft
Taft
Time Magazine
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Isaiah
Lyndon Johnson
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Bush
Reagan
Kerry Mullins
Aaron Wildavsky
Political Science Quarterly
Carter
China
Gorbachev
Mullins
Wildavsky
Simmering Down a Movie Rant on Profanity in Film
A columnist writes after watching White Men Can't Jump about rampant profanity in films and on TV. He argues the language degrades minds, harms society, and corrupts youth, urging viewers to throttle idle tongues and protect morality.
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