Whatever it Takes Sacrifices in Name of Security
After a devastating Tuesday, the piece warns against trading liberty for safety. It critiques sweeping antiterror measures including detaining immigrants, expanding surveillance, and tapping phones, urging careful scrutiny of amendments and upholding constitutional rights. It argues that sacrificing civil liberties would empower terrorists and betray American ideals.
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Bush
Land of the Free
Washington
Senate
Congress
White House
Taunting Critique of Goddard Hobbs Football Game
A letter to the editor condemns unsportsmanlike taunting after Goddard Rockets won the football game at Goddard Hobbs. The writer urges better sportsmanship, cites prior complaints, and asks for changes including not adding whistles to homecoming bouquets to avoid officiating problems.
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Goddard
Goddard Rockets
McMurry adds adviser and ROTC cadet earns honors
Jimmy Pierce named admissions counselor at McMurry University focusing on New Mexico and West Texas. Joan Schmid, Roswell High School graduate, wins University of New Mexico Presidential Scholarship. Cadet Rolland Greenburg of NMMI earns awards at Army ROTC Basic Camp in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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Jimmy Pierce
McMurry Ron
New Mexico
West Texas
Eugene McElvaney
W. Mescalero Road
Joan Schmid
University of New Mexico
Roswell High School
Rolland Greenburg
NMMI
Fort Knox
R.E. Greenburg
West Berrendo Road
Canadians Reflect on 9 11 and a Sense of Unity
Perspective from Canada describes travel disruption after the World Trade Center attack, Canada’s vigil in Ottawa, strong ties with the United States, and reflections on terrorism, justice, and preserving humanity without embracing a police state.
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque Sunport
Delta
Cincinnati
Vera
United States
New York City
World Trade Center
Toronto
Canada
Georgian Bay
CBC 1
America
Globe and Mail
U.S
Globe
Ottawa
América
Jerry Falwells
Pat Robinsons
bin Ladens
al-Qaeda
Washington in the 1880s through Carpenters eyes
Frank G Carpenter a 27 year old columnist described Washington DC in the early 1880s from the Capitol dome vantage point. He portrays a city of gaslight street scenes Supreme Court justices on streetcars and a mix of moguls and former slaves in surrounding mansions and shacks.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Dome
Frank G. Carpenter
Carp
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Washington Monument
Sacrifices and security in a diverse society
The piece argues the nation may need sacrifices to meet threats, including accepting changes in policing and airport security. It critiques racial profiling, cites Derbyshire and Jackson, notes legal debates on stops and documentation, and questions if ethnicity should influence security practices. It warns equality costs and urges outlawing racial profiling while acknowledging enforcement burdens.
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John Conyers
D-Mich
Randall Kennedy
Harvard
Bush
Tel Aviv
Stockholm
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