Secret detention echoes Monte Cristo in post 9 11 era
The piece argues that over 1200 people have been detained since 9 11 with held without charges and names kept secret. Judge Gladys Kessler ordered disclosure but Justice Department appeals, leaving families unaware of detainees status. It warns of potential abuses and questions due process for those deemed innocent.
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Alexander Dumas
Monte Cristo
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Edmond Dantes
Bonaparte
Dantes
Count of
Justice Department
U.S
Gladys Kessler
Edmund Dantes
New Superintendent Dr Manuel Rodriguez Receives Thanks
A letter to the editor thanks new school superintendent Dr Manuel Rodriguez for addressing the Edgewood Incident. The writer reports a positive meeting and says Rodriguez promised immediate action to prevent future violence and ensure a safe school year for children and family.
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Manuel Rodriguez
Edgewood
What's the rush in Roswell over LOGAT vote
A reader questions the rush to approve LOGAT in Roswell. The letter criticizes lack of a Strategic Development Plan and calls for accountability on tax money. It urges cooperation between local chambers of commerce and questions the September tax vote timing.
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Roswell
Chambers of Commerce
Speedy
UCLA
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell ISD weighs merger of Roswell and Goddard Highs
The Roswell Independent School District held a meeting 25 years ago on August 16 1977 to study the potential benefits and drawbacks of integrating Roswell and Goddard high schools academics athletics and extracurricular activities. University president William E Bud Davis spoke at the district teacher orientation as keynote.
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Roswell Independent School
Roswell and
Goddard
University of New Mexico
William E. “Bud” Davis
Roswell Independent School District
Stop the RINOs campaign stirs New Mexico politics
In New Mexico the Stop the RINOs movement faces a GOP battle over loyalty pledges and primary rules. The Club for Growth backs opposition to so called RINOs and debates open primaries versus conventions. The piece notes New Mexico Republicans led by John Dendahl face internal pressure and earlier Latinized rhetoric links to broader national efforts.
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Santa FE
Vermont
Jim Jeffords
U.S. Senate
GOP
Club For Growth
New Mexico
Texas
Greens
Green Party
Republican Party
Republican nerves and Democrats anger shape pre election strategy
Politicians and activists map early 2000s themes as Republicans seek red meat issues to mobilize their base while Democrats remain angrily focused on Clinton era losses. Paul Weyrich warns of risks to the House and Senate without targeted messaging on immigration and the Boy Scouts controversy.
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GOP
John Dendahl
Dendahl
Hitler
Texas
South Florida
Miami-Dade
al Gore
George W. Bush
House
Senate
Paul Weyrich
Weyrich
Free Congress Foundation
Washington
Ronald Reagan
White House
Bush
Boy Scouts
Supreme Court
Reader Mail Reflects Speedy Gonzales and Cuba Embargo Views
Letters discuss Speedy Gonzales as a positive Hispanic icon amid praise and objections. Readers also debate U S embargo policy toward Castro's Cuba, with opinions on power, nationalism, and U S influence shaping the commentary.
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Speedy Gonzales
Texas
Speedy
Gonzales
Castro
Cuba
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