Gun debate shows guns not deter crime in Texas letters
Faithful Reader argues handguns fail to deter crime after a Houston Chronicle report of a police substation shooting where officers were blindsided. The writer notes state violence and explains why gun ownership raises risk, urging attention to assault weapons and metal detectors at schools.
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Dear Ann
Houston Chronicle
Gilbert Smith
Alma Gill
Loretta Petiit
Danny Vaughan
National Rifle Association
Washington
U.S
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
SacEy
America
Paper Airplanes and a Substitute’s Nightmare
A reflective reminiscence recalls a fifth grade substitute Miss Harbock and a chaotic art day turned paper airplane frenzy. Students teased the new teacher while classmates, including the narrator, watched chaos unfold before the calm reset of the next class.
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Harbock
James
Miss Harbock
The Greatest Paper Airplanes program review
This software teaches 25 one sheet paper airplane designs with concise 3-D animations. It guides creation of gliders jets starships and more, includes history of flight and paper, fold lines on a pad, and optional printer printouts and sound effects.
Wonders of the Sea stamps boost National Stamp Collecting Month
October marks National Stamp Collecting Month with four 29-cent stamps titled Wonders of the Sea. The set features butterfly fish dolphins sea birds divers and more. First day underwater issuance occurred at Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach with mail postmarks by Oct 31.
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U.S
Hawaii
Wakiki Beach
Honolulu
The
Lawrence Stamp Club
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Mass
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
U.S. Park Service
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Iowa
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Menninger Clinic
Topeka
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Menninger
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