Shumate Experience May Define Potter County Sheriff Race
Potter County faces a shift as Sheriff Jimmy Don Boydston retires. Republican Mike Shumate and Democrat Gwendolyn Hill vie for the post, with Shumate citing 22 years in law enforcement and public relations aims. Hill, a district parole officer with 12 years, also weighs in on needed changes amid jail expansion plans and budgeting tensions with commissioners.
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Potter County
Jimmy Don Boydston
Amarillo
Mike Shumate
Gwendolyn Hill
Boydston
Shumate
Sheriff's Department
Hill
Dave Kemp
Kemp
Senate passes crime bill with cyber stalking provision
U S Senate lawmakers including Kay Bailey Hutchison and Pete Domenici back a federal crime bill sent to President Clinton. Hutchison adds a cyber stalking crime. Domenici backs Violence Against Women Act reauthorization with over 3 billion in five years for domestic violence programs. Rural grants in New Mexico allocate 5 percent to American Indian tribes. President supports signing the bill.
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U.S. Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Clinton
Hutchison
Domenici
Editorial and Columnist Opinions Note Amarillo Daily News
The page outlines that editorials reflect the Amarillo Daily News editorial board, while local and syndicated columnists express their own views not necessarily shared by the board. It clarifies the separation between staff editorial positions and independent columnists.
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Amarillo Daily News
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Nists
Polls skewed by liberal bias in presidential year
In Claremont California the author blasts major polls for liberal bias and volatile forecasts during a presidential year. He notes CNN Time and other outlets flip dramatically, with Gore then Bush leads shifting by large margins in days, questioning pollsters' credibility and the final, near call outcomes.
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Calif
Zogby and
Rasmussen
Time Magazine
Clinton
Gore
Bush
al Gore
Mr. Gore
Gallup
Newsweek
CNN/Time
CNN
Time
Debate I and II show Bush gains in race
Mona Charen argues Bush benefited from Debate II as he outperformed Gore on foreign policy and risked exaggeration accusations. Gore struggled to counter and faced Bush’s claim that the U S military must fight only for vital interests. The piece cites Bush’s sharper, presidential performance and notes room for better framing on Iraq and Texas rate issues.
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George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
George W
Gore
Greece
Chernomyrdin
East Timor
Middle East
Bill Clinton
Somalia
Clinton
U.S
Rwanda
International Monetary Fund
Haiti
Texas
Jack Kemp
Jim Lehrer
Forever and memory in the Holocaust legacy
Leonard Pitts Jr. laments fading memory of the Holocaust and warns against denial and erosion of lessons. He cites Auschwitz Oswiecim, a disco built on a former death camp site, and urges enduring commitment to Never Again despite rising antisemitism and political neglect.
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Cisco System
Oswiecim
Poland
Auschwitz-Birkenau
United Nations
Abraham Cooper
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Cooper
Wiesenthal
Auschwitz
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Fla
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Leonard Pitts
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