John Peter Zenger

John Peter Zenger

 

What they're talking about today

9/11 INVESTIGATION AND RICHARD CLARKE ALLEGATIONS

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• Detroit Free Press: 9/11 Testimony: White House finally opens way to fuller disclosure
• Fresno Bee: The right choice: Politics, reality make testimony from Condoleezza Rice wise move
• New York Post: A White House 180
• New York Times: Of Privilege and Politics
• Newsday: Welcome Reversal: A reluctant President Bush did the right thing in letting his national security adviser testify under oath to the 9/11 commission
• Orange County Register: Don't expect news in Rice testimony
• Rocky Mountain News: Better late than never for Rice appearance
• Sacramento Bee: Protocol vs. politics: Rice is right to testify before 9/11 panel
• Salt Lake Deseret News: Getting Condi to testify
• William F. Buckley Jr. (in Sacramento Bee): Bush vs. U.S. (3/30)
• George F. Will (in Washington Post): His Own Worst Critic (3/31)

PUBLIC SERVICE

• Columbus Dispatch: Spend the money: Americans are eager to join the Peace Corps, but Congress is balking

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• Houston Chronicle: The Pledge: 'Under God' is neither meaningless nor harmful

ELECTIONS

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: For Common Council
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Heinz in a pickle / Business as victim in the age of partisan politics
• San Jose Mercury News: Kerry plan: from simplistic to real
• Kathleen Parker (in Orlando Sentinel): Lessons of the falL (3/31)
• Richard Roeper (in Chicago Sun-Times): 'Special' GOP delivery spreads phoniness liberally (3/31)

IRAQ

• Salt Lake Tribune: Bad example

INTERNATIONAL

• Los Angeles Times: Don't Forget Afghanistan
• Miami Herald: A slow-motion coup in Venezuela
• Washington Times: Taiwan's democracy
• Nicholas D. Kristof (in New York Times): Starved for Safety (3/31) (Chad/Africa)

EDUCATION

• Dallas Morning News: School Finance: Be fair, focus, oppose gambling, think big
• Des Moines Register: Is Iowa dumbing down?
• Memphis Commercial Appeal: Revisions improve No Child Left Behind
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch: April 6 Election: Vote 'Yes' on school taxes
• St. Paul Pioneer Press: St. Paul Schools: Five good years with Pat Harvey
• USA Today: Major cause of joblessness lies within U.S. schools

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY/GAY MARRIAGE

• Boston Herald: Romney legal fight a big waste of time
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Think again/Don't amend to discriminate

INSIDE WASHINGTON

• Wall Street Journal: Stark Rove-ing Mad: Meet the "pro-immigrant" thugs at National People's Action
• Washington Post: Dodge as You Go
• Cal Thomas (in Washington Times): Misspent tax dollars (3/31)
• Jules Witcover (in Baltimore Sun): Cheney's two hats (3/31)

LAW ENFORCEMENT/COURTS

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Forget probation; Fulton's Sheriff Barrett must go
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Life-or-death definition: The Supreme Court still needs to clarify the meaning of "mental retardation" in capital punishment cases
• New Orleans Times-Picayune: Working day and night
• Portland Oregonian: A tough test for the chief: Police Chief Derrick Foxworth should set a new standard of transparency in examining the death of James Perez
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Impound law working fine

CONSUMERS/GAS PRICES

• Christian Science Monitor: Voters Aren't Energy Dummies

ENVIRONMENT

• Orlando Sentinel: Money-grubbing: Mount Dora and Eustis shouldn't be allowed to hurt the Wekiva

TRANSPORTATION

• Boston Globe: Bad patch on the greenway
• Newark Star Ledger: A scenic drive no longer
• San Francisco Examiner: Don't take Caltrain and BART to court

HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE

• Chicago Sun-Times: It's up to lawmakers to get docs to hang in there
• Chicago Tribune: The Medicare albatross

GAMBLING

• Detroit News: Smoking Tax, Racino Link a Bad Deal for Michigan: State lawmakers trade votes for tobacco tax increase and casino-style gaming at horse racetracks
• Kansas City Star: Move quickly to close casino

• Zoo Tycoon: PC Game Celebrates 1 Million Units Sold, Releases “Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania” Expansion Pack

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

• Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune): Finding hope in America's bleak racial statistics (3/31)

ARTS AND MEDIA

• Denver Post: Obituary: Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004
• Seattle Times: The troubling arc of media concentration
• William Safire (in New York Times): Alistair Cooke: The Bond Across the Pond (3/31)

STATE AND LOCAL

• Arizona Republic: Rat's tale: If free enterprise exists for Tempe teen, is there hope for hair braiders?
• Cincinnati Enquirer: Bring Fire Dept. up to standards
• Cleveland Plain Dealer: A broken bond (Campbell/Jackson)
• Hartford Courant: Appointments With Dr. Flog (Spada)
• Philadelphia Inquirer: N.J. Attorney General: Flunking Ethics 101
• San Francisco Chronicle: Gonzalez exits stage left

VISIT THE ARCHIVES

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*Deadlines may be affected by the publication schedules of various papers - if they're late, we're late ...

PRIMARY SOURCES

By Kate Fox
JPZLives Editor

Here are some of the documents behind the headlines today:

9/11 COMMISSION

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States has posted staff statements from the hearings and its 2004 hearing schedule.
• KPFA Radio (Berkeley, CA) posts daily audio transcripts.
• White House press release (3/30): "President Announces Rice to Provide Public Testimony to Commission"
• Condoleezza Rice official biography

RICHARD CLARKE

Read the October 2001 White House press release containing Richard Clarke's job description as Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security. Simon & Schuster's homepage for Against All Enemies also offers an audio version.

ELECTIONS

Here are the major candidates' websites:
• Bush-Cheney '04: The Official Re-election Site for President George W. Bush (georgewbush.com)
• John Kerry for President (johnkerry.com)

YOUR TURN

I've had a request to index columns by Helen Thomas, the veteran White House reporter who now does a column for Hearst. Does anybody know of a newspaper that regularly runs her stuff? JPZLives only lists newspaper columnists (we've got to draw the line somewhere), and the only place I could find her regularly is a Boston TV station. Any ideas, y'all?

Primary Sources library

 

KATE FOX is a news junkie and recovering journalist, at various times over the past two decades an editor for The Dallas Morning News, The Daily News of Los Angeles, Scripps-Howard Business Journals and elsewhere in corporate media; now back home in the California high desert - freelancing, running nonprofit websites and playing a lot of bluegrass with good friends.

If you'd like me to add your favorite newspaper or columnist, e-mail your suggestion to webmaster@johnpeterzenger.com.

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BY PUBLICATION

• Arizona Republic: Rat's tale: If free enterprise exists for Tempe teen, is there hope for hair braiders?
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Forget probation; Fulton's Sheriff Barrett must go
• Baltimore Sun: Doomsday cometh (budget)
• Boston Globe: Bad patch on the greenway
• Boston Herald: Romney legal fight a big waste of time
• Chicago Sun-Times: It's up to lawmakers to get docs to hang in there
• Chicago Tribune: The Medicare albatross
• Christian Science Monitor: Voters Aren't Energy Dummies
• Cincinnati Enquirer: Bring Fire Dept. up to standards
• Cleveland Plain Dealer: A broken bond (Campbell/Jackson)
• Columbus Dispatch: Spend the money: Americans are eager to join the Peace Corps, but Congress is balking
• Dallas Morning News: School Finance: Be fair, focus, oppose gambling, think big
• Denver Post: Obituary: Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004
• Des Moines Register: Is Iowa dumbing down?
• Detroit Free Press: 9/11 Testimony: White House finally opens way to fuller disclosure
• Detroit News: Smoking Tax, Racino Link a Bad Deal for Michigan: State lawmakers trade votes for tobacco tax increase and casino-style gaming at horse racetracks
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Life-or-death definition: The Supreme Court still needs to clarify the meaning of "mental retardation" in capital punishment cases
• Fresno Bee: The right choice: Politics, reality make testimony from Condoleezza Rice wise move
• Hartford Courant: Appointments With Dr. Flog (Spada)
• Houston Chronicle: The Pledge: 'Under God' is neither meaningless nor harmful
• Kansas City Star: Move quickly to close casino
• Los Angeles Times: Don't Forget Afghanistan
• Memphis Commercial Appeal: Revisions improve No Child Left Behind
• Miami Herald: A slow-motion coup in Venezuela
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: For Common Council
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Think again/Don't amend to discriminate
• New Orleans Times-Picayune: Working day and night
• New York Daily News: Recess is over for Gov. Pataki
• New York Post: A White House 180
• New York Times: Of Privilege and Politics
• Newark Star Ledger: A scenic drive no longer
• Newsday: Welcome Reversal: A reluctant President Bush did the right thing in letting his national security adviser testify under oath to the 9/11 commission
• Orange County Register: Don't expect news in Rice testimony
• Orlando Sentinel: Money-grubbing: Mount Dora and Eustis shouldn't be allowed to hurt the Wekiva
• Philadelphia Inquirer: N.J. Attorney General: Flunking Ethics 101
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Heinz in a pickle / Business as victim in the age of partisan politics
• Portland Oregonian: A tough test for the chief: Police Chief Derrick Foxworth should set a new standard of transparency in examining the death of James Perez
• Rocky Mountain News: Better late than never for Rice appearance
• Sacramento Bee: Protocol vs. politics: Rice is right to testify before 9/11 panel
• Salt Lake Deseret News: Getting Condi to testify
• Salt Lake Tribune: Bad example
• San Diego Union-Tribune: (not yet posted)
• San Francisco Chronicle: Gonzalez exits stage left
• San Francisco Examiner: Don't take Caltrain and BART to court
• San Jose Mercury News: Kerry plan: from simplistic to real
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Impound law working fine
• Seattle Times: The troubling arc of media concentration
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch: April 6 Election: Vote 'Yes' on school taxes
• St. Paul Pioneer Press: St. Paul Schools: Five good years with Pat Harvey
• USA Today: Major cause of joblessness lies within U.S. schools
• Wall Street Journal: Stark Rove-ing Mad: Meet the "pro-immigrant" thugs at National People's Action
• Washington Post: Dodge as You Go
• Washington Times: Taiwan's democracy

 

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