Pilots push for stun guns over firearms on flights
Air Line Pilots Association presses DOT to allow voluntary stun gun carry for pilots, with background checks and training. They argue cockpit doors, better screening, and stun guns offer safer defense than guns, as Ridge opposes armed pilots and airlines fear liability. United Airlines has stocked 1300 stun devices pending approval.
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Readers respond on Vision program and local tax policy
A letter from a Planning Commissioner criticizes growth strategies and council actions. It questions Larry Felix’s Vision program support while highlighting RMH purchasing at 901 S. Main, property taxes, sales tax, and fiscal restraint for Ottawa and Franklin County leaders.
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Book sparks memories of California migrants
A reader recalls Helen Viramonte's Under the Feet of Jesus and wartime California migrations. The narrative blends Dust Bowl evacuees, Okies and Arkies, Salinas lettuce fields, Monterey Peninsula towns, and Sebastian Winery history, noting migrant labor's role and lingering regional memories.
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Pope John Paul II’s agenda for all to follow
A Wanderer summary of a Vatican speech to diplomats outlining key challenges. It highlights defending sacred human life, supporting the two parent family, eradicating poverty, human rights, disarmament, access to care for the poor, environmental protection, and strict international law. The writer contrasts the pope’s moral focus with U S politics and defense spending.
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