TxDOT weighs limits on roadside memorial markers
TxDOT moves to suspend removal of unauthorized roadside markers while crafting a policy. Spokeswoman Tonya DeHoyos Detten says markers must stay clear of rights of way, be small enough, and not set in concrete without breakaway features. The Tyler area faces the most concern as the agency debates safety versus memorializing loved ones.
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Texas Department of Transportation
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Tonya DeHoyos Detten
Amarillo
Detten
34Th Avenue
Tyler
Texas Department of Public Safety
State Transportation Department
William Smart
Smart
Heck
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Elian
Bonfire suspension at Texas A I M urged after deadly accident
Texas A M University President Ray Bowen announced suspension of the traditional pre game Bonfire until at least 2002 following the Nov 18 accident that killed 12 students. Future bonfires will only occur under an engineer's supervision with safety guidelines to be enforced.
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Texas A&m University
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Rich candidates and the cost of political victory
In Claremont California the piece argues multimillionaires dominate modern campaigns as TV ads shape voter perception. It cites Corzine defeating Florio in New Jersey and Franks in New Jersey, Huffing ton and Chechi failing against Feinstein and Davis, and discusses prohibitive self funding, Supreme Court limits, and calls for reform. It notes voters sometimes reject wealthy candidates and reflects on past races and tax promises as reasons.
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Claremont
Calif
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Goldman Sachs
Jim Florio
New Jersey
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Mark Hanna
Ohio
Corzine
Senate
Jay Rockefeller
D-W. V
California
Michael Huffington
Dianne Feinstein
al Checchi
Gray Davis
Congress
Supreme Court
Campais
Rick Lazio
New York
United States
Walter Mahoney
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Florio
Gore as slumlord amid toilet tale from Fox coverage
A controversial column riffs on Al Gore as a landlord in Tennessee where tenants, a disabled family on Social Security, face a broken bathroom as Gore headlines a Fox News blitz. The piece contrasts public image, charity, and fatherhood with private neglect and political optics.
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Gore
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Mayberry
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Jet Magazine
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Ken Griffey Jr
Frank Sinatra Jr
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Big House
Paul Wellstone
Verse of the Day Phrase Echoes Jesus Prayer Illumined by Name
A devotional verse centers on Jesus declaring protection for his followers and preserving them with the name given by the speaker. The line emphasizes guarding, unity, and safeguarding divine identity amid faith community.
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