Potter County Approves Jail Remodel Plan With Cost Cautions
Potter County commissioners approved hiring A S Steel Inc to devise a remodeling plan for the county jail. Commissioner Strick Watkins and Iris Lawrence urged full disclosure of potential costs amid public remarks that echoed concerns from neighboring Randall County, where the jail project exceeded cost estimates by about two million dollars.
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House backs kinder-gender tax break despite IRS ban
The House approved 419 to 0 a bill by Jim Ramstad to reaffirm a dependent child tax deduction of 2800 dollars for missing children until their 18th birthday, reversing an IRS advisory. Senate action is pending and critics call for repeal to spare grieving families.
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Editorial Page Note on Opinions at Amarillo Daily News
The Amarillo Daily News identifies left side editorials as the paper's editorial board view and marks columns by local and syndicated writers as individual opinions. It clarifies that these opinions do not necessarily reflect the newspaper’s official stance.
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Court faces tough moral puzzle over siamese twins case
Leonard Pitts Jr. reflects on the Manchester Siamese twin case where Mary and Jodie face life and death choices. He questions whether courts or parents should decide on separation surgery when the twins’ lives are at stake. The piece probes autonomy, faith, and the limits of parental rights in extreme medical dilemmas.
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Attack groups stuck in the 60s in Giuliani dairy row
Claremont column argues that leftist protests by PETA against milk safety claims reveal a broader anti business, anti American economy stance. The piece links 1960s protest ethos to today’s “rent-a-mob” behavior and suggests the real motive is anger at control and fathers, not the dairy issue.
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Where there's smoke there's fire in two industries
Mona Charen argues that moral outrage over tobacco versus Hollywood is biased. She points to marketing to youth, First Amendment defenses, and weak enforcement, contrasting cigaret makers with studios like those behind Amistad and I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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