Articles from The Masthead (December 22, 1996)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'The world is holding on line 3.' (the Waco Tribune-Herald during the Branch Davidians tragedy in Waco, TX, in 1993)	Young, John		533
A field guide to the op-ed war zone.	Hahn, H. George, II		689
Answer the phone quickly and set a time limit.	Kizer, James		511
Awash in hogwash.	Dennis, Tom		616
Be gentle, even with emotional readers.	Carey, Michael J.		255
Dueling actuaries: the future of Social Security.	Elsea, Gerald L.		567
Editorial excellence: a sampling.	Barnard, Robert T.		1252
FCC chair falls short of expectations.	Heinen, Neil		440
Golden nugget may come in the next call.	Chang, Diane		544
Nasty medical surprises ahead.	Seebach, Linda		694
NCEW Online makes friends and makes waves in cyberspace.	Fiske, Phineas		362
Opinionists ponder H.L. Mencken's lasting relevance.	Greenberg, Paul		1264
Pages join the design revolution.	Hynds, Ernest C.		1437
Play ball! Stadium deals come under scrutiny.	Albright, Susan		528
Push for enlightened health policy.	Shackelford, Laurel		939
Racist letters: to run or not to run?			1644
Readers respond to disgusting politeness.	Padgett, Beth		569
Share your phone calls with readers.	Lukits, Steve		505