Western leaders ignore Bosnian horror and Milosevic’s threat
Anthony Lewis argues that NATO’s tepid stance on Bosnia, Milosevic’s surge, and rising nationalist extremism in Russia and Serbia threaten peace. He cites Serbian-Americans defending war aims, warns of fascist demagogues, and laments Western inaction amid atrocities in Banja Luka and Sarajevo.
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Europe
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Yeltsin
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russia
Soviet Union
Bosnia
Stanford University
Croatia
Sarajevo
North Atlantic Alliance
Brussels
Milosevic
Zhirinovsky
Stephen W. Walker
State Department
U.S
Walker
Washington Post
Balkans
Louis Gentile
New York Times
Banja Luka
Education establishment favors vouchers but seeks control
A 1994 Arizona analysis notes three proposed education bills advancing vouchers, yet the education establishment already uses public funds to place students in private schools via the Alternative Education program since 1982. It supports vouchers only if it maintains control over who receives them.
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House Education Committee
Senate Education Committee
Education Reform Group
Arizona
Severe punishment urged to deter crime nationwide
The writer argues against plea deals and lenient parole, urging harsher sentences as a crime deterrent. Citing India where theft cost a hand, the piece asserts strict penalties protect victims and reduce repeat offenses, criticizing current criminal rights concerns and spending.
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India
Anti gay rights measure urged in memory of AIDS loss
Jackie Graham Chandler thanks Mesa state legislators and others for backing an anti gay rights bill in Arizona. She argues it will curb a destructive lifestyle, protect youths, and honor a family member who died of AIDS, hoping for rational understanding without condoning the behavior.
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Mesa
Arizona
Jackie Graham Chandler
Petitioners urged to reject biased gay rights ballot measure
The Traditional Values Coalition circulates petitions to place a 1994 ballot proposition denying equal rights for gays and lesbians. The letter argues the core issue is protecting freedom to be different and cites Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urging nations to live as brothers, not perish as fools. James Kimes and Phyllis Holden signatories.
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Coaliti
King
Martin Luther King, Jr
James Kimes
Prescott Valley
Phyllis Holden
Phoenix
Equal rights for gays in Arizona under law
William Stosine argues against efforts to strip civil rights protections for gays in Arizona. He contends anti-discrimination laws do not grant extra rights but ensure equal treatment in housing and employment, opposing employer intrusion into private life and religious bias.
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Arizona
Baloney
William Stosine
Iowa City
Iowa
East Valley towns complete Baseline paving projects
East Valley cooperation shines as Apache Junction finishes Baseline from Meridian to Ironwood Drive and Baseline from Ellsworth Road to Meridian is praised as a prior, well executed improvement. George Pasilis notes Mesa and Apache Junction collaboration.
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Apache Junction
Baseline
Meridian
Ironwood Drive
Baseline Road
Ellsworth Road
Mesa and
East Valley
Pro-life or pro-choice debate in political campaigns
The piece argues slogans miss specifics, urging voters to question a candidate’s stance on issues like parental intervention and government funding for abortion. It frames abortion as a judicial issue and emphasizes evaluating candidates by concrete positions rather than slogans.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
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