State Capital Highlights Aims for School Prayer Support
Texas Governor George W Bush and Attorney General John Cornyn join a multi state brief filed with the Supreme Court in Doe v Santa Fe ISD to defend a high school football game prayer policy. The note cites that permitting a prayer is not mandatory and argues censoring religious speech is unconstitutional.
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Attorney General backs school prayer push and primary filings
The Attorney General supports school prayer and outlines computer programs. January 3 marked the deadline for candidate filings for the March 14 statewide primaries. Six Democrats filed to run for U.S. Senate, with the winner to face incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison in the general election.
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Value Life In The New Year 2000 Message
A reflective address urges readers to cherish life as precious and sweet. It calls for conserving resources and treating others with kindness, noting alarming reports of child abandonment and violence in schools, churches, and day cares. The speaker urges pledging to teach children to value life and to live with love and concern for others this year.
Veterans Office Closure Triggers Letter From Local Veteran
First Sergeant Jeffrey D. Cotham writes from Brownfield, Texas criticizing Terry County Commissioners for shutting the Veterans Service Office. He praises Bill Edgar and Maurice Martin, notes his Army service, and argues veterans paid the ultimate price for freedom while urging the office stay open despite costs.
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Someone Else as Community Hero Passes On
This column honors a local volunteer nicknamed Someone Else who quietly funded and staffed countless community projects. It urges readers to step into leadership roles, volunteer with hospice or hospitals, and sustain civic momentum after his death.
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The Most Significant Event of My Lifetime
A veteran observer argues the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were the pivotal event shaping history. He notes top secret invasion plans that could have cost over a million American lives, and why the bombs’ use arguably ended the war and saved lives.
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