Editorial blasts Arizona lawmakers on youth programs funding
A Phoenix opinion piece accuses the Arizona Legislature of slashing preventive youth programs while politicians denounce critics as politically motivated. It cites cuts to front end services, a stalled Success by Six bill, and a $1.5 million cut to a summer jobs program, arguing for better funding of schools and at risk youth services.
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Arizona
Children’s Action Alliance
Arizona House of
GOP
Lisa Graham
Paradise Valley
Graham
Suns cash in on pay per view amid finals run
Phoenix fans faced pay per view charges as Dimension Cable and the Suns offered 14 events at 14.95 each with 19.95 on game day for home playoff games not on NBC. Some roaches will still be free on Channel 45 or NBC, while fans vent about rising costs.
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Valley
Suns
Chicago Bulls
Charles Barkley
Dan Majerle
Dimension Cable
NBC
Roaches
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Mexico's Crises Pressure PRI Transition and Democracy
The piece argues Mexico faces deep governability challenges despite PRI stability after Ernesto Zedillo's selection. It links Chiapas unrest and Colosio's assassination to a fragile path to democracy, warning of potential crises unless credible elections and citizen rights are secured. It notesPRD violence, press freedom limits, and NAFTA hopes amid a corrupt, authoritarian tradition.
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Mexico
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Ernesto Zedillo
Chiapas
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Zapatistas
Colosio
Salinas
Zedillo
Democratic Revolutionary Party
PRD
Discontent and Reform in Mexico Amid Chiapas Strife
Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales examine Chiapas and rising urban indigeneity, mestizo, and campesino discontent threatening governability. They warn that corruption, political dysfunction, and possible foreign disinvestment could provoke continued strife regardless of the election winner.
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Chiapas
Mexico
Canada
United States
PRD Cuauhtemoc
Bombs prompt Serbs to negotiate amid NATO credibility fears
Holger Jensen reports that US air strikes target Bosnian Serb forces after years of inaction. Clinton cites NATO credibility as a motive, while Russians and UN safe areas complicate the push. The piece argues Western resolve could pressure Serbs to cease aggression and restore ceasefire.
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U Via
Coas Besa
Muslim City
Bosnia
NATO
U.N. Council
Sarajevo
Goradze
Serbia
U.N
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