Local minority leaders dispute Florida voting disenfranchisement claims
Amarillo NAACP leader Alphonso Vaughn notes strong African American concerns over last minute Florida voting changes and incomplete vote counting. Potter County officials Iris Lawrence and Nancy Bosquez discuss state and national impacts, urging uniform standards, while GOP chair Tom Roller defends voter responsibility and disputes a victim mentality.
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Alphonso Vaughn
Amarillo
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Texas
Florida
Vaughn
Supreme Court
Gore
Iris Lawrence
Potter County
Democratic National Committee
Black Caucus
United States
Lawrence
al Gore
Roller
Election lessons from the 2000 race at area schools
Amarillo and Valleyview eighth and senior students discuss recounts, eligibility, and the electoral process as the Bush Gore contest dominates classroom conversation. Teachers and parents shape views on turnout, partisanship, and future elections amid constitutional questions and civic lessons.
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Reasoner
Valleyview
Katie Heggie
Kriss Hartley
Cole Young
Young
al Gore
Heggie
Hartley
Bush era energy ties pull strings on gas prices
Energy players forecast volatile natural gas costs as prices jump from about 2.00 to 10.51 per million BTUs in the Texas Panhandle amid power plant demand and a looming Bush administration stance. Industry figures warn federal action may be limited while states regulate utilities. Renewable energy and coal use are discussed as mitigations, with wind farms planned in Texas and new clean coal tech cited.
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George W. Bush
Texas Panhandle
Wayne Hughes
Panhandle
Hughes
United States
Middle East
Roy Urrutia
Energas
Texas
Southwestern Public Service
SPS
Bill Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Cren
Kenneth Starcher
Alternative Energy Institute
West Texas A&m University
Pampa
White Deer-Canadian
Starcher
Pecos River
West Texas
Abilene
Sandia National Laboratory
Albuquerque
Texico
N.M
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Nancy Bosquez
Bosquez
Tom Roller
Republican Party of
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Left
Jesse Jackson
Florida State Capitol
Tallahasse
Fla
Highland Park
Jason Crespin
Melissa Reasoner
Michelle Ford
Crespin
Ford
Bill Clinton
Bush
Jimmy Jones
Highland Park High School
Jones
Valleyview Junior High
Matt Reed
Beth Wilson
Globe News
California
Shaw
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife
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