Call to ban land mines and clean Afghanistan of hidden bombs
Guest Editorial argues the United States must join the global ban on anti personnel land mines and support international efforts to clear Afghanistan of buried mines and unexploded ordnance. It cites civilian injuries, recalls past policy delays, and urges U S leadership alongside Halo Trust Red Cross and UN to prevent further deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Taliban
Afghanistan
U.S
Kandahar
Angola
Cambodia
Bosnia
Clinton
United States
Pentagon
Bush
Defense Department
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Iraq
Bush Administration
Halo Trust
Red Cross
United Nations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Warm Hearts Coat Drive Sponsors Thanked for Help
A letter to the editor thanks sponsors of the Warm Hearts A Coat for Every Child program. Ron Carter and Rita Barham of College Cleaners assisted, cleaning and delivering close to 500 coats for local school children, with other sponsors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Carter
Rita Barham
College Cleaners
Kbim-Tv
First National Bank of Roswell
Artesia
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Red Coats
Eastern New Mexico Medical
Fainting shopper aided by store workers including Houston newcomer
A woman fainted in a market on a cold morning and was aided by store staff. A young man from Houston accompanied her to her home in his truck, with others offering help and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Local Service Personnel Finish Army Air Force Basic Training
25 YEARS AGO reports Pvt. Dudley Stanley assigned to Camp Pendleton after Fort Knox recruit training. Lisa Rico, 18, daughter of Chon and Maria Rico, graduates from Fort Knox basic training and Roswell High School 1976. Airman Delinda McPherson completes Air Force basic training in San Antonio, daughter of Dela Corino.
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Pvt
Dudley Stanley
Camp Pendleton
Calif
U.S. Army
Fort Knox
Lynn Stanley
N. Sea Ave
Lisa Rico
Chon Rico
E. Alameda Ave
Roswell
Delinda McPherson
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Dela Corino
Seventh St
Potter book burnings spark debate on tolerance and free thought
In Alamogordo and Butler, Pa, pastors destroyed J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter volumes citing witchcraft as blasphemy. The piece recalls historic book burnings, notes religious intolerance, and questions whether such actions illuminate or backfire by boosting interest in the works and film.
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Albuquerque
Harry Potter
Alamogordo
Jack Brock
Christ Community Church
J.K. Rowling
George Bender
Assembly of God
Butler
Harry
Bender
Taliban
Afghanistan
Bamiyan
Islam
Brock
Henrich Heine
Germany
Heine
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Brock and
Mark Twain
New Mexico
Way to a peaceful future in a war year 2002 reflections
A column reflecting on 2002 as a war year under President Bush, urging democracy and magnanimity in victory while noting Afghanistan victory, debates over expanding the war, and past efforts for peace like Woodrow Wilsonian ideals and the League of Nations. The piece also recalls World War I lessons and disarmament trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
2002
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
United States
Baghdad
Pentagon
White House
League of Nations
U.S. Senate
Wilson
Maxim Litvinov
Pearl Harbor
Oil policy and energy security in a volatile world
The piece argues the United States lacks a coherent oil policy and warns of national delinquency for failing to predict and abort crises like 9 11. It discusses a 53 day domestic reserve, Feldsteins voucher idea to curb gasoline use, OPEC dynamics, Saudi Arabia, and the need for deterrent and nonmilitary energy strategies.
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Secret Service
Dallas
Bill Gates III
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Pearl Harbor
Feldstein
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