Firm Grasp of the Obvious Department

From the Notebook pages of The New Republic 1995

Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
– Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995
Whatever Their motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us
– Holland Sentinal, date unknown.
Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut
– The New York Times, November 22
Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find
– The Los Angeles Times, November 2
Light meals are lower in fat, calories
– Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30
Alcohol ads promote drinking
– The Hartford Courant, November 18
Malls try to attract shoppers
– The Baltimore Sun, October 22
Official: Only rain will cure drought
– The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts
Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men
– The Sunday Oregonian, September 24
Low Wages Said Key to Poverty
– Newsday, July 11
Man shoots neighbor with machete
– The Miami Herald, July 3
Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes
– The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30
Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows
– The New York Times, March 10
Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies
– The Los Angeles Times, March 2
Scientists see quakes in L.A. future
– The Oregonian, January 28
Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning
– The Buffalo News, February 26
Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold
– Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26
Prosecution paints O.J. as a wife-killer
– Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, January 25
Economist uses theory to explain economy
– Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8
Bible churchs focus is the Bible
– Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994
Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons
– Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6
Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity
– The Chicago Tribune, March 5
Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear
– Journal of Commerce, April 20
Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person
– The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2
Lack of brains hinders research
– The Columbus Dispatch, April 16
How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says author Louise Hart
– Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, February 5
Fish lurk in streams
– Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29