U S Education Falls Short in Global Tests Says Paige
Secretary Rod Paige criticizes U S performance in PISA and MEAP results ranking 18th in math and 14th in science among industrialized nations. The piece notes Brookings concerns on arithmetic skills and calls for reforms like vouchers and charter schools to boost outputs.
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Brookings Institution
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Roswell Readers Thank School Board for Patriot Displays
A Roswell letter to the editor thanks the school board for displaying patriotic messages on public campuses and supporting free speech during wartime. The writer lauds legal allies The Rutherford Institute and The American Center for Law and Justice, donors, and urges selecting a superintendent with integrity and leadership qualities, focusing on unity and American values.
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God Bless
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Linda Krumland
Sue Gutierrez
Local Navy Recruits Earn New Status in San Diego
Elsa McCoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shorty McCoy of 1016 Woodbine Way, becomes Navy Seaman at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. Navy Seaman Luther Campbell, son of Mrs. Malinda Marciniak of 1016 S Kentucky Ave, completes recruit training there. Carlo Makenzie, son of Elma Fuentes and a Roswell High School graduate, also graduates from the same center in San Diego.
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Naval Training Center
San Diego
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Malinda Marciniak
S. Kentucky Ave
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Elma Fuentés
San Diego Naval Training Center
Roswell
Judge Allen Pulls Back from Radical Redistricting Shifts
In New Mexico the state District Judge Frank Allen maintains judicial restraint as he alters U.S. House districts to align with the 2000 census. He rejects a plan to create a Hispanic majority district and argues major changes should come from the Legislature and governor within the political process. Republicans fear weakened Dem control in the state House if Allen extends restraint to that chamber. Heather Wilson stands in a stronger position after the ruling.
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Frank Allen
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Heaven and Earth
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Heather Wilson
District 1
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Roswell
Rod Adair
U.S
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State House
No More White House Tapes in Modern Era
The piece argues against White House taping since Nixon and notes Bush officials deny taping. It recalls Nixon's 1974 resignation after the smoking gun tapes and mentions forthcoming Nixon tape releases from 1970 71. It compares LBJ tapes and Beschloss volumes detailing Johnson era conversations and policy pressures.
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Claire Buchan
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vietnam
Debated dinner remark sparks anti Semitism question in London
A December dinner at Conrad Black’s home in London touched off a controversy over French Ambassador Daniel Bernard who allegedly called Israel a “shity little country” and critics query whether the remark signals anti Semitism or is a heated moment. The episode, reported by Barbara Amiel, raises decorum questions and reactions from Ed Koch and others.
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