Medved on TV culture and its social impact
The article reviews Michael Medved's June California speech calling American TV overconsumption harmful to culture. It notes high weekly viewing, instant gratification in media, and loneliness in homes, urging stricter limits or a 24 hour weekly TV abstinence. It highlights Medved's data on children and bedroom TVs and proposes actions.
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Michael Medved
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KTLA
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Medical Institute
California
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Phony diversity rules in our colleges
Opinion piece argues colleges push diversity as a forced norm, denigrating ideological diversity and claiming bias in faculty politics. It cites surveys of university diversity offices and faculty voting patterns to claim left-leaning dominance and warns of indoctrination in courses and curricula.
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America
American Enterprise
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Working Families Party
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Party of the Right
Brown University
Cornell
Harvard
Penn State
Stanford University
UCLA
UC Santa Barbara
al Gore
Ralph Nader
George Bush
Contested Ozone Claims Highlight Regulatory Debate
The piece questions ozone regulation rhetoric citing Aug. Express News reports and AACOG EPA ties while noting contrary evidence from hospitals and studies. It argues ozone is not the sole asthma trigger and urges scrutiny of AACOGs role and data before policy conclusions.
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San Antonio Express-News
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
AACOG
Alamo Area
Dorothy Birch
What to do with the United States
The writer rebuts environmental alarmism from Freon to global summits. They argue limits on fossil fuels failed in 1970s, warn Kyoto would cost trillions and jobs, and defend U S production and sovereignty amid calls for tighter global controls. President Bush’s nonattendance is praised.
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Wilson County
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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United Nations
West
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Texans Rebuff New Jersey Scratch Offs In Lotto Letter
Bill Nicoll of Adkins argues Texas Lotto should be run by Texans, not New Jersey operators. He cites Cash Five payouts from 1997 to 2001 and contends state employment would ensure an even break for Texans.
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Harken Energy
Center
Creators Syndicate, Inc. For Public Integrity
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Rush Limbaugh
George W. Bush
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Harken
Aloha Petroleum
Aloha
Texas
New Jersey
Bill Nicoll Adkins
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