Local efforts curb high school dropouts in Franklin County
Franklin County schools report dropout prevention success with programs like CTEC vocational classes and the Ottawa Learning Center. The piece notes national dropout concerns, cites Census undercount issues, and praises tailored interventions that keep students engaged and on track for graduation.
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Calling illegal aliens a social plague in immigration debate
Wendell Barker, Franklin County resident and former county counselor, argues that stopping cash flow will halt illegal immigration. He cites crime, drug trafficking, remittances, and Mexico's expropriation of oil, urging currency controls and asset seizure while condemning border violence and urging adoption of stricter economic measures.
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Bush border plan seen as Clintonian ploy and symbolic show
Rich Lowry critiques President Bush for using a National Guard deployment to the Mexico border as political theater while pushing a Senate reform that would legalize many illegal immigrants, expand legal immigration, and offer citizenship paths, arguing it undermines conservative enforcement and signals a broader amnesty trend.
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