Shattered Dreams staged wreck teaches high schoolers risk
Our view supports the February 26 staged auto crash in front of Permian High School by the Ector County ISD Odessa Fire Department and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to teach drinking and driving dangers. The piece praises participants encourages traffic safety measures and the Odessa city task force.
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Ector County Independent School District
Odessa Fire Department
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
42Nd Street
Permian High School
Permian
Odessa
Merle Dunn
Dunn
Cody Williams
Williams
Maryland to hand Baltimore schools to appointed panel
Cal Thomas argues Baltimore's 109000 students deserve education choice over continued panels. Ehrlich proposes a 42 million loan to cover a 58 million deficit if funding reforms guarantee no teacher layoffs. He cites poor test scores and criticizes past reliance on state panels and wasteful spending before urging private options for inner city students.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr
Ehrlich
Parris Oe
Ois
National Center For Education Statistics
Baltimore Public
Kurt Schmoke
Manhattan Institute
New York
Schmoke
Washington, D.C
Anthony Williams
Ballou Senior High School
Williams
Congress
D.C
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
A.B. Hart
New York City
Joel Klein
Public Forum on War Stance and Vietnam Protests
A reader recalls marching at the Capitol in Austin in 1969 against the Vietnam War and defends wartime choices. He honors veterans, notes differing today, and expresses support for the president while urging decisive action against threats to America.
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Edwin Starr
the Boss
Angelo State University
Capitol
Austin
Vietnam
Kent State
America
Iraq
Responsibility needed traffic at our high schools
A reader urges city action to curb high school traffic by closing campus at lunch and assigning officers to ticket violations briefly. The letter supports Councilman Brandon Tate on parental responsibility and notes the Odessa American’s added reference to a recent fatal accident. It calls for collective responsibility and strict law obedience to prevent injuries or deaths.
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Brandon Tate
Tate
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