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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1996

Page

4

Curfew Proposal Sparks Debate on Teen Limits

Opinion argues Clinton plan for nationwide teen curfews misses broader safety in daylight crime. Writer questions extending restrictions to daytime hours and broadens call for stricter teenage controls.

Bill Clinton

Opinion: curfews and a national id for youths

The piece rebuts federal youth curfew ideas tied to national ID concepts. It critiques the Clinton speech praising curfews, argues curfews are local issues with mixed evidence of effectiveness, and warns such measures blur state and individual rights while targeting inner cities. It urges better crime-fighting policies.

America Clinton New Orleans Supreme Court

Grads Against Odds Diane Barnett Defies the Odds

Diane Barnett, a 16 year old from a troubled home in Landover Maryland, helped a wounded police officer during a December 1993 subway shooting, identified the suspect, faced community opposition, and graduated high school with plans for college. A retired officer aided her. she avoided drugs and aims to own a beauty salon. An investment in a remarkable young woman.

Washington Landover Diane Eleanor Roosevelt High School Ree Thomas

Affirmative action as symbolic threat to social harmony

Lowell, a senior fellow at Hoover Institution, argues affirmative action has become a symbolic issue fueling polarization. He contends preference programs harm group relations across nations, and cites Sri Lanka, India, Nigeria, and Japan to show how focus on equalizing results distorts incentives. He warns against a politics of victimhood and urges self-reliance, while noting philanthropic aid and historical figures who aided the disadvantaged.

Sri Lanka Bill Gates David Packard Germany India Nigeria United States Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Adam Smith Henry Thornton

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