Panhandle area prepares for French invasion
Since 1975 the author has served as honorary French consul for Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle. French students were rare then. now bilingual classes fill, exchanges with France are common, tourists and businesspeople travel between the two nations, and French culture has grown in local life.
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Texas Panhandle
Tascosa High School
Frank’s
France
WTAMU
Amarillo College
Alliance Francaise
Santa Fe
The
Panhandle
International Club
France Focus Framed by Amarillo International Week
Wendy Marsh highlights the upcoming International Club focus on France featuring tours, recitals, lectures, and a French consul visit by Pierre LePetit. Events span Amarillo College and WTAMU with a French bistro finale and note the editor’s sympathy for local tragedy and banking hours.
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France
Amarillo
Jim Rauscher
Mark Morey
Discovery Center
Alix Sundquist
Alix
Bordeaux
Amarillo College
West Texas A&m University
United States
Doonesbury Letter Defends Greg Nicholl Over Carter Tragedy
In a reader reply to Jim Gianoutsos, a supporter defends Greg Nicholl, saying the Carter death was an accident and Nicholl bears lifelong emotional burden. The letter protests insinuations, urges forgiveness, and reflects on justice, while shifting to a Washington roundup of roll call votes on Superfund exemptions.
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Canyon
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Colo
Jim Gianoutsos
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Trey Carter
Greg Nicholl
Trey
Greg
Gianoutsos
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Abortion and Water Projects Dominate House Votes
The House passed HR 4292 granting full protection to surviving late term fetuses, amid debate sparked by Stenberg v. Carhart. Texas members split along party lines on abortion votes and supported or opposed energy and water projects totaling $23.6 billion for fiscal 2001, with notable roll calls by Hinojosa Reyes and Gonzalez. Senate Latino immigration stalemate left H-1B expansion blocked on party lines, while Texas lawmakers split on immigration and energy issues.
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Richard Armey
Solomon Ortiz
Gene Green
Lloyd Doggett
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Silvestro Reyes
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Charlie Gonzalez
Martin Frost
Ciro Rodriguez
Eddie Johnson
Max Sandlin
Ron Paul
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Stenholm
Jackson-Lee
Combest
Lamar Smith
DeLay
Bonilla
Frost
Bentsen
Armey
Ortiz
Rodriguez
Gonzalez
Sandlin
Paul
Alex OBrien Olympic hopeful from Amarillo praised
An enthusiastic teacher recalls Alex OBrien from fourth grade, praising his outstanding academics and natural athletic talent. The note celebrates his selection to represent the United States at the Olympics, predicting resilience and ongoing success for the young athlete.
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Alex O'Brien
Alex
Amarillo
United States
Amarillo 45 Uppers Club dances at ASCA center Friday
E Goodrich Wakefield notes the 274 member 45 Uppers Dance Club meets Fridays at Amarillo Senior Citizens Association center 1220 S Polk St for ballroom dancing to Country Junction Band. Band members donated back full pay after Sept 22 budget talks. Members named. Also a reader letter laments U N debt and U S severing ties with the United Nations.
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Amarillo Senior Citizens Association Center
S. Polk St
Country Junction
David Cornelius
Don Campbell
Ted Czachowski
Andy Dalman
Kenny Williams
Howard McCollum
Jimmy Young
Asca Center
Washington's warning on God and the Bible cited in UN critique
The text argues the United Nations seeks a world government without God or personal liberty, criticizing wealth redistribution from rich to poor nations as socialist welfare. It questions who defines rich and poor, noting the United States bears the largest national debt in history.
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U.N
United States
United Nations
George Washington
Letters Information Amarillo Globe-News
Contact details for readers on submitting letters and guest columns. Includes phone numbers, mailing address, fax, and email for the Amarillo Globe-News letters page.
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Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo Globe- News
Amarillo
Amarillonet.com
Stop lights and crosswalk bridge proposed for safety
A reader urges immediate action to protect children, favoring a pedestrian overpass like Amarillo College and at minimum a stop sign or traffic light at Longhorn Street and 34th Avenue. The plea dismisses cost objections and calls for decisive safety fixes now.
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Amarillo College
Longhorn Street
34Th Avenue
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