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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2000
Page
4
Mexico's president-elect Vicente Fox calls for cooperation to build a better future for both nations. He says it is in the United States' best interests to help Mexico prepare for a common market and stronger regional ties.
John McCain said quoted I feel fine after doctors ran tests to determine seriousness of his skin cancer a recurrence of melanoma noted. French transport minister Jean Claude Gayssot discussed a potential new generation of supersonic aircraft after Concorde grounding following last month’s crash.
Opinion notes the United Methodist Church leads a push in Ohio to study the lottery’s social impact rather than seek abolition. It argues state-sponsored gambling burdens the poor while funding public programs, and questions the net benefits as lottery popularity wanes. The piece predicts lawmakers may struggle to resist a neutral study that could undermine broad support for gambling.
The piece mocks the prevalent use of fighting in political speech as the presidential campaign begins. It notes Tipper Gore and Al Gore touting decades of public service as fighting for families and people, while Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton similarly brag of fighting for various causes. It calls for a politician with fresh verbs to quit the fighting and fight the good fight against fighting.
The piece argues that primaries replaced back room deals to empower voters, but money still drives outcomes. It cites Bush Gore as shaped by funding, notes conventions now show unity rather than drama, and calls citizens to stay involved and vote to influence candidates. Mitchel Olszak.
Georgia Gov Roy Barnes derides Gore as northern in outlook and the ticket faces uphill odds in the South where Bush Cheney lead polls. Lieberman energizes Democrats and recalls Kennedy era calls to service while race dynamics hinge on perceptions of Gore as a Yankee and Lieberman’s faith.
A New Castle Area School District parent thanks Thaddeus Stevens School staff for Success For All reading efforts. She notes teachers, principals, and reading support staff combined to empower students with personal goals incentives and team effort. Parents were involved and the daughter read to many.
A reader praises how sustained reading at home transformed a child from reluctant to avid reader. The letter credits the New Castle school district, school board, teachers, and parents for improving grades and responsibility as a result of a 20 minute nightly reading plan. The writer urges continued community effort for the kids’ success.
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