Editorial Collection From Texas Newspapers
A compilation of editorials from Texas newspapers gathered by Associated Press, dated February 18, 2002. Editorials discuss state issues, public policy, and civic concerns with regional perspectives and AP context.
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Amtrak needs funding not privatization, states editorial
The Austin American Statesman argues that Amtrak cannot be a profitable venture and should receive stable funding instead of being carved into private franchises. It warns a budget shortfall could collapse long distance routes and urges Congress to grant robust capital and operating subsidies to sustain rail as part of a balanced national transport system.
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Amtrak
Amtrak Reform Council
United States
Congress
Northeast Corridor
Washington
Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchison
England
Austin American Statesman
Ruling over trans Atlantic alliance sparks fairness concerns
The Transportation Department rejected a proposed American Airlines and British Airways pact, imposing 224 Heathrow landing slots and related rights to deny immunity. Critics say the cost is too high and would block an open skies deal, urging reconsideration.
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Transportation Department
American Airlines
British Airways
London
Heathrow
American
TWA
United States
United Kingdom
Public Forum Odessa American Contact
Odessa American invites readers to submit opinions to the Public Forum. Mail to PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 or send by fax to 915-333-7742 for publication consideration.
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Public Forum
Odessa
The Roots of a Traitor John Walker Lindh in a Liberal Home
Mona Charen argues that John Walker Lindh's path from Marin County to Yemen and Afghanistan sprang from a liberal upbringing and anti American influences. She notes his school choice and exposure to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, his shift to Islam, and his claim that America does little for its people. The columnist portrays Lindh as shaped by a family that prioritized choice over authority and by liberal cultural currents.
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John Walker Lind
Afghanistan
Marin County
Calif
Yemen
America
Lindh
Frank Lindh
John
Birkenstock
California
Malcolm X
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Katha Pollitt
The
Nation Magazine
Lindhs
Ted Turner sparks liberalism critique at Brown University
Don Feder argues Turner embodies liberal calcifications on 9 11 and global politics. He labels Turner's remarks as revealing the left’s determinist view of poverty and violence while mocking his own wealth stance and private property beliefs.
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Ted Turner
Brown University
Turner
Providence Journal
AOL
Time-Warner
George Bush
Julius Caesar
World Trade Center
Jane Fonda
CNN
Heaven’s Gate
Hitler
Lenin
Stalin
Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabia
bin Laden
Montana
Archie Bunker
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Opessa
Joan Kera
Ken Bropnax
Mona Charen
Don Feder
Paud Lt
Fidel Castro
Bill Maher
New Yorker
Susan Sontag
Free World
WA Media
Lallard
Killmore
By Bruce Tingley
Snitie
Vata