Local Texas Gazette Editorial Leadership Update
The article lists established figures Steve Delaney and Bill Draper with roles at the Gazette Communications Telegram. Delaney and Draper are identified with the outlets gctelegram.com, holding editorial and managing editor positions. The notice notes their longstanding association since 1906 and references their titles Editor Publisher and Managing Editor.
Understanding the Koran debate at UNC reads as common sense
The piece defends North Carolina's plan to have incoming students read Approaching the Qur'an by Michael Sells, argues legal challenges are weak, and rejects the notion that Islam is America’s enemy. It notes court rulings do not bar study of religious texts and urges informed discussion amid cultural fear.
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University of North Carolina
Haverford College
Michael Sells
North Carolina
Bill Oreilly
District Court
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Church
America
Community Debate Over Pool Oversight and Recreation Board
Louis of Garden City argues the Rec Commission should manage the Big Pool, urging election of capable members or removal of the entire board. He contends a separate aquatics director is unnecessary and questions creating new entities amid already stretched commissions.
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Aquatics Board
Rec Commission
Louis
Garden City
Rec
Community weighs pool management and timing
The Buzz tally shows 28 favoring the city 43 the Rec Commission and 44 an independent board would finish the pool. Henry urges focus on the current overseer and a clear time frame while preserving older parts of the city amid tax concerns and a slow economy.
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Rec Commission
Henry
Rec
What is the national pastime now
A fragmented note questions which sport claims the national pastime and invites comment by email fax or phone. It lists baseball football basketball soccer as options but offers no clear stance and directs readers to contact the Buzz desk at the Gazette Telephone extension and address.
Trust Is a Luxury Only the Wealthy Can Invest In
A skeptical reader argues confidence in the U S market system is waning amid Enron WorldCom and Grubman style scandals. He warns that moral standards and fairness have not kept pace with vast losses and bonuses while insiders walk away rich and everyday investors bear the pin. He notes Grubman’s multimillion severance and the broad damage to retirement hopes as proof of systemic corruption and a hollowed out trust in capitalism. He ends with a quote from E M Forster on trust as a luxury of the wealthy and calls for real fairness to restore faith.
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Wall Street
Bush Administration
Congress
Federal Reserve
Jack Grubman
Enron
Global Crossing
WorldCom
Andersen
Qwest
Adelphia
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Grubman
Salomon Smith Barney
Salomon
Business Week
Wall Street Journal
Jack
Caribbean
Maui
E.M. Forster
Automakers Drive Global Warming Emissions Upward
A Environmental Defense report shows U.S car and light truck fleets produced 20 of CO2 emissions in 2000, with General Motors leading at 30 percent, Ford 25 percent, and DaimlerChrysler 18 percent. Toyota and Nissan show large per-vehicle and fleet CO2 increases as SUVs grow.
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Merica
U.S
Japan
Germany
India
Great Britain
Environmental Defense
General Motors
Ford
DaimlerChrysler
Toyota
Nissan
Chrysler
Citizen Service Act seen as boost for civic group power
The piece argues for Bush era plans to expand AmeriCorps and Senior Corps through the Citizen Service Act, to mobilize volunteers and strengthen nonprofits. It notes benefits like capacity building, improved collaboration with government, and a U S effort to turn citizens into active helpers rather than passive observers.
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USA Freedom Corps
White House
AmeriCorps
Corporation For National and Community Service
Citizen Service Act
Learn
Serve America
Bush
Congress
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