Legislature should keep its fee-setting authority
The Texas Legislature should continue to set public college and university tuition. Candidates for lieutenant governor debated fee setting, with Perry advocating more university autonomy and sharper free market roles, while Sharp warned against risking access for underfunded students.
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Legislature
Texas
Rick Perry
GOP
Agriculture
Perry
John Sharp
Sharp
Ray Grasshoff
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Higher Education Committee
Public Education Committee
Texas House of Representatives
Irma Ramgel
Paul Sadler
Rangel
Best Places to Live list sparks editorials
Readers critique Money magazine’s annual Best Places to Live ranking. Washington DC tops the largest cities while Amarillo ranks 38th among smaller southern cities. The column questions subjectivity and editor bias in the ratings.
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Money Magazine
United States
Washington, D.C
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Amarillo
Lubbock
Money
Editorial Page Notes on Opinion Roles in Amarillo Daily News
The Amarillo Daily News explains that editorials reflect the newspaper’s editorial board while local and syndicated columnists’ pieces express individual viewpoints. Readers are reminded that opinions on this page may not mirror official board positions or daily editorial stance.
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Amarillo Daily News
Colum
Nists
Southern Baptists and the pull of past roles in society
Leonard Pits argues that Southern Baptists chase a mythic 1950s stability while women gain voice and options. He suggests modernization is inevitable, urging couples toward mutual respect and shared decision making rather than old gender hierarchies.
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Miami
Southern Baptists
Salt Lake City
Satan of
Neil ‘Sedaka
Rose Col
McCarthy
Hoffa
Little Rock
Elvis
University of Washington
Leonard Pits
Miami Horak
Hate
Sats
Cornet
Hispanics Back Prop 227 Debate and Exit Poll Confusion
The piece argues that polls conflicted over Hispanic support for Prop 227, noting exit polls showing a 63 to 37 percent Hispanic vote against bilingual education in California. It cites various media accounts and figures, including claims of 60 percent Hispanic support and media skepticism.
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Washington
California
Unz
Univision
la Opinion
Los Angeles Times
CNN
Eureka
Chicago Tribune
Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
Dallas Morning News
King Features Syndicate
Roger Hernandez
Prop. 227
Gloria Matta Tuchman
Hispanic Link
Joseph Torres
Torres
Tuchman
Starr warned against interim report on Clinton probe
The piece argues an early interim report by independent counsel Kenneth Starr could undermine his credibility and help Democrats in the 1998 elections. It notes legal scholars and politicians urge waiting for a complete case, citing judicial delays and possible political backlash if the report appears partial or biased.
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Washington
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Congress
Starr
Charles Bakaly
Bakaly
Monica Lewinsky
House of Representatives
House Gop
House
Newt Gingrich
GOP
White House
Secret Service
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
D.C
Lindsay
Lewinsky
National Republican Congressional Committee
John Linder
Linder
House Judiciary
Henry Hyde
Roll Call
Gingrich
House Appropriations
Bob Livingston
Senate Judiciary
Orrin Hatch
Utah
George Washington University
Steven Saltzburg
Jonathan Turley
GWU
United States
Lanny Davis
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
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Etoaen
Wastington
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