Editorial Collection From Opessa American 4A
A compilation of editorials from Texas newspapers as gathered by the Associated Press. The items reflect local opinions and perspectives on issues of the time, offering a snapshot of editorial voices across the state.
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Texas Health Care Data Still Hard to Use for Consumers
A seven year effort to publish hospital performance data yields a 2000 report missing online download and simple search. Hospitals are listed by metro areas, not by outcomes, forcing users to rank results themselves. The site charges $100 for a search tool, which may deter individuals but may appeal to employers. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Texas Health Care Information Council
Metroplex
Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center
Grand Prairie
Council
Consumers Union
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Border issues neglected in Texas gubernatorial debate
The first Texas gubernatorial debate in Houston offered little on border concerns, leaving El Paso and border residents disappointed. A Dallas debate is scheduled, but voters want more border-focused topics, specifics on health, education, insurance, and Medicaid, with El Paso suggested as a debate site.
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Texas
el Paso
Texas-Mexico
Tony Sanchez
Rick Perry
Houston
Dallas
West Texas
el Paso Times
North Korea nuke program critique of Clinton policy
Mona Charen argues that Clinton’s North Korea policy empowered Pyongyang by appeasement and sanctions relief. She contends the aim of diplomacy failed as North Korea advanced its ballistic missiles and a nuclear program, leaving a harsher security environment for successors.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
North Korea
Pyongyang
International Atomic Energy Agency
South Korea
Defense
William Perry
Iran
Pakistan
Perry
Madeleine Albright
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Asia
Middle East
Edmund Burke
Charen
What if Colin Powell Attacked Belafonte and others
Larry Elder surveys inflammatory remarks by Harry Belafonte and other public figures. He notes Powell and Lott face sharp criticism, Spike Lee controversies, and defamation cases involving Danny Bakewell and Johnnie Cochran. Legal actions and public feuds illustrate race discourse in media and politics.
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Harry Belafonte
Colin Powell
Powell
George W. Bush
Belafonte
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Spike Lee
America
Danny Bakewell
Jesse Writer
New Times
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Lee Eee Ee Ee
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Joan Kerr
Ken Broonax
Mike Peters
Mona Charen
New York Times
Larry Elder
Colin
Harry
Jackson
Sharpton
Johnnie Cochran
Abner Louima
New York Post
Andrea Peyser
Cochran
Elder
Los Angeles
Vlallard
Killmore
Bruce Tinsley
Tehoe
Sher Kos Oot
Hotlig