Mountains for everyone and the race to preserve Phoenix peaks
The Phoenix area faces a clash over mountain land with recreationists and conservationists opposing developers. A 1973 vote authorized 23.5 million dollars to buy land for preserves, but federal funds were underutilized and 30 percent remains unacquired. With a building boom and electorate wary of new bonds, advocates urge a new bond election to finish the preserves before it is too late.
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Phoenix
Average American child sees father 12.5 minutes daily study
A national survey reportedly finds American children ages 2 to 12 spend about 12.5 minutes per day with their fathers. Most meetings occur at dinnertime and the figures raise concerns about family relations and future impacts on children and fathers alike.
Jackie Onassis: greed and grace in a public life
A reflective piece on Jacqueline Onassis after JFK's death, noting her public decline and a $28 million settlement with Christina Onassis. It casts greed as a destructive force and laments the shift from revered First Lady to controversial widow, predicting future literary scrutiny.
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Jacqueline Onassis
Christina Onassis
Jackie
Kennedy
USDA Funds Rural Water Systems Fueled by Suburban Growth
The Farmers Home Administration part of USDA finances rural water projects that spur residential development on prime farmland. Critics say policy clashes with a goal to preserve farmland while Sierra Club sues to halt loans and grants until environmental impacts are shown minimal.
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Fmha
USDA
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Carter
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Sierra Club
Sioux Falls
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Sioux City
South Dakota
Shakespeare Editor praises Hamlet and previews The Taming of the Shrew
A desert raised reader recalls childhood in Arizona schools and praises Hamlet while expressing excitement for The Taming of the Shrew. The writer urges newcomers to experience Shakespeare and notes mutual praise with a spouse after last night's performance.
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Desert
Arizona
Central Arizona Project
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Wisconsin boy case muddies law on teen crimes
A Wisconsin judge created national uproar by claiming a 15 year old’s sexual assault could be a normal reaction in a sexually permissive Madison environment. The youth received a year in custody with court supervision, but the judge lost his recall election. The boy has since been rearrested for burglary.
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