Editorial calls for Mexico reform in drug war stance
Guest opinion argues U S needs Mexico to curb drugs and corruption but notes Mexico’s drug czar Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo was fired for alleged drug lord ties. It urges President Zedillo to sustain anti corruption actions and cooperate with U S drug crackdown to protect American lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Mexico
Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo
Ernesto Zedillo
Zedillo
Lubbock
Texas
Avalanche-Journal
Ray faces possible trial over King slaying despite illness
Betty Ray, terminally ill in a Nashville prison, seeks a trial for the 1968 confession that James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr. A Tennessee judge ruled that advanced electron microscopes could determine if Ray’s high‑power rifle was the murder weapon at the Lorraine Motel, though proof of the weapon remains unestablished.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Nashville
Tennessee
King
Lorraine
Memphis
James Earl Ray
Herald-Sun
Durham
N.C
Georgian diplomat to face trial in America after fatal crash
Georgia allows a senior diplomat to stand for a fatal car crash and notes the case will test confidence in the American judicial system. Diplomats enjoy immunity, but this case may lead to a fair trial and just punishment if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Georgia
Thiat
George Makharadze
South County Journal
Kent, Wash
Cloning Debate Echoes Through Family and Society
Kathleen Parker reflects on a 12 year old son’s enthusiasm for human cloning and the ethical storm it stirs. The piece contrasts Dolly the sheep with public fear, cites an ABC poll showing 20 percent approval, and notes calls for bans on federal funding while urging thoughtful discussion of humanity, ethics, and the soul. The column also parries sensational headlines and ends inviting reader input.
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John
Judge Dredd
Mama
Pamela Lee Anderson
America
Dolly
Fa Ewe
Dolly Parton
Joseph Rotblat
Clinton
U.S
Christopher Bond
R-Mo
ABC
Deborah Hecht
Bill Kane
Kane
Hecht
Preggers
Reader Forum urges men to meet fatherhood duties
A reader insists fathers must assume responsibility after fathering a child, criticizing absentee behavior. He cites ethics from religion and philosophy, condemns abandoning a child, and describes an advertising campaign urging accountable male sexuality with a rooster poster and the line Be a man Be responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Lowry
Ottawa Herald
Fourth Grade Seeks State Letters for Class Project
Gif ford Grade School asks readers to mail letters and postcards about their states to Fourth Grade, Gifford Grade School, 406 S Main, Gifford IL 61847. Jessica Mullins coordinates the project seeking community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford
United States
S. Main
Gifford, IL
Jessica Mullins Gifford
Til
Readers urged to submit signed letters with contact details
Opinions of readers are welcome in the Reader Forum. All submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Long letters may be edited for space.
Government Contacts for Public Inquiries Listed
A directory style item provides contact details for government representatives including President Bill Clinton at The White House Washington DC 20500 Comments Office phone 202 456 1111 U S Senator Pat Roberts and U S Senator Sam Brownback addresses and phone numbers plus a U S Representative Jim Ryun office with fax and phone lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirkson
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senots
Washington
D.C
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
RYUN
Privatizing Social Security through government asset capitalization
The piece notes Dr. Martin Larson's critique of the Social Security trust fund and presents Reynolds’s plan to capitalize the system with federal assets such as TVA and dams. It envisions privatization via citizen stock, actuarial funding, and the potential for surplus to be loaned to productive enterprises, reducing taxes and government costs.
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Martin Larson
Larson
Treasury Department
Oregon
Reynolds
Social Security Trust Fund
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hoover Dam
Bonneville Dam
America
U.S. Postal Service
Social Security
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Orlando Sentinel
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Ary
Doonesbury
Mallard Fillmore
AO Nmay
Toceter
Amprican Express
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