Let peace begin with me tribute announces staff roles
A commemorative note lists the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Ray M. Stafford along with publisher M. Olaf Frandsen editor Ken Brodnax editorial page director Mike Powell business manager Lori Ellington advertising director Larry Reynolds classified advertising manager Howard Houston pre press director Johnny Russell press room director Michael Showell circulation director.
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Ray M. Stafford
M. Olaf Frandsen
Ken Brodnax
Mike Powell
Lori Ellington
Larry Reynolds
Howard Houston
Johnny Russell
Michael Showell
Texas Editorial: Time to rein in the Bells
The Lufkin Daily News argues Southwestern Bell seeks to sell confidential phone data after a Texas Public Utilities Commission ruling. It warns that a private telecommunication system must protect customer privacy and urges stronger limits on information use to prevent pervasive surveillance by the so called Baby Bells.
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George Orwell
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Baby Bells
Southwestern Bell
Texas Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Big Baby
Lufkin Daily News
Aging drivers driving policy sparks renewal test talk
The Legislature debated identity screening for older drivers while Texas and other states consider tests to remove unsafe drivers from the road. Critics say tests are not perfect but offer more protection than current rules, with public safety a key aim.
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Texas
Perot's outsized appeal draws scrutiny and caution
The piece argues voters should demand specifics from Ross Perot as a presidential candidate. It warns that electing a man with no public office track record could concentrate dangerous power and remove accountability, despite outsider appeal.
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Ross Perot
Perot
Quayle values assessment sparks debate on accountability
Despite ridicule, Quayle's points on values and personal responsibility are seen by some as timely and sane. The core argument centers on individual accountability and the need for people to own their actions to avert national decline.
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Dan Quayle
Quayle
Perot runs for president could shift the race
The piece notes Ross Perot’s offer to run as an alternative to major parties and says the idea is gaining seriousness. It argues he may face early criticism but that his policies on deficits and other issues could prompt real action and benefit him if his positions hold.
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Ross Perot
Texas
Perot
Education remains national worry as Harkin and Alexander spar
Kilpatrick reports on Senate hearings where Lamar Alexander pitches a six point education plan while Tom Harkin questions budget adequacy and tuition vouchers. Critics decry disinvestment and call for more funding for Headstart, research, and student aid amid debates over private school options and district conditions.
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Washington
Lamar Alexander
Congress
Alexander
Senate
Education
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Grizzard Returns to the Soil in Garden Comeback
Atlanta Constitution columnist Lewis Grizzard recounts returning to gardening after decades away from farm life. He and family cleared a small urban plot, planted beans, tomatoes, squash, okra, peppers, cucumbers, and watermelon, and note initial progress with hopes of a larger crop and fresh food grown by hand.
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Tom
Debra
Jordan
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