Ford shifts compact car production to Cuartitlan Mexico
Vernon Carlos Mesa criticizes NAFTA and Ford Motor Company for plans to relocate a new compact car line from a Kansas City area plant to Cuautitlan Mexico. He argues the move will cost U.S. jobs, worsen labor conditions, and trigger increased soup lines as a result of big business greed.
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Ford Motor Company
Mexico
Kansas City
Cuartitlan
Ford
Iig
U.S
Vernon Carlos Mesa
Santucci aids homeless Mesa families with six young children
Tempe reader Suzie Campbell criticizes Camille Santucci for collecting donations for a Mesa family living in a one room motel with six children under seven, arguing that people must help themselves and blaming parents for their situation.
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Camille Santucci
Mesa
Ms. Santucci
Suzie Campbell
Tempe
Holiday double standard at Washington Elementary School card sale
A Mesa parent objects to a school fundraiser card depicting a menorah with “Happy Holidays.” The parent argues the symbol is as religious as a manger scene and says schools should offer religious and nonreligious options or discontinue holiday cards. The piece questions sensitivity standards and the shift from Merry Christmas to Happy Holidays.
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Washington Elementary School
Mesa
Washington
Football bowl excess prompts tongue in cheek idea
Tribune letters lampoon the Bowl system with a humorous Toilet Bowl proposal for winless teams and critique of eight games on New Year's Day. The writer notes columnist Mark Emmons shared the same view and recalls submission requirements for letters to the editor with name, signature, date, address, and daytime phone.
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Tribune
Mark Emmons
P.O. Box
Mesa
Debating Gun Ownership and NRA Critique in Modern Society
A viewpoint on armed citizens, the NRA, and gun control argues that self armed militias are outdated while acknowledging law abiding rights. It critiques gun culture, calls for tighter controls, and warns against universal firearms proliferation amid modern warfare threats.
Gun control debate pits Bentsen plan against NRA opposition
Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist Molly Ivins argues Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen's proposal to raise firearm dealer licensing fees aims to fund background checks. She criticizes the NRA, media balance, and campaign finance in Washington, urging change in how politics is financed and noting perceived hypocrisy among Democrats and Republicans. Ivins cites S&L deregulation and Arkansas/Texas cases, calling out officials and urging accountability.
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Lloyd Bentsen
McDonald’s
Houston
National Rifle Association
NRA
Bentsen
Ed Meese
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Steny Hoyer
Maryland
House
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Washington
Big Pac
Hidin
Congressional Democrats
George Bush
Clinton
Tom Foley
Sen
George Mitchell
Ross Perot
Congress
Los Muertos Hohokam Ruins Highlight Desert History Loss
Steve Vierck of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce reflects on Los Muertos, once the Phoenix area's largest Hohokam settlement near Chandler and Tempe, whose 15th century abandonment and later destruction by farmers erased a major cultural site and lessons for desert dwellers.
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Gilbert
Arizona
Price
Warner Team
Chandler and
Tempe
Los Muertos
Phoenix
Casa Grande National Monument
Pueblo Grande Museum
University of Arizona
Emil Haury
Price Road Freeway
Chandler-Tempe
Hohokam
Los
Haury
Steve Vierck
The
Chandler Chamber of Commerce
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Molly Ivins
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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