From My Desk on Smog Tests and Car Trouble
A personal essay recounts distrust of a local smog shop after a tow test failed and timing issues appeared. The narrator suspects abuse in repair and certification practices, while neighbors share horror stories about smog tests and repairs. The second piece notes Shafter city hall’s policy allowing certain employees to take vehicles home within ten miles to speed emergency response, with debate over fuel and maintenance costs.
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Shafter
City Hall
Linda Gragg
Marland Hiebert
25th anniversary Open House of Shafter Library celebrated
Friends of the Shafter Library thank attendees for the Open House marking the library building's 25th anniversary. A Time Capsule will stay in the library through May. visitors may sign the scroll to join the capsule with a card or business card. The capsule will be opened in 2016 in the Shafter Museum.
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Friends of the
Shafter Library
Shafter Museum
Shafter
Hometown memories from Shafter in a grateful note
A letter from Annabel Thompson Avalon recalls visits to Shafter with Jack Smith and Denise. She mentions the Green Hotel and Depot Museum, pride in the Shafter Historical Society, and thanks to local supporters and family for memories of the city.
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Shafter
Jack Smith
Denise
Green Hotel
Depot Museum
Tom and
Effie Wedge
Bill and
Mary
Harry
Bush seeks education presidency and reform blueprint
President Bush aims to become known as an education president though specifics were sparse. His proposed program envisions nationwide exams, school reporting, parental school choice, teacher certification subsidies, and rewards for improving schools, with private schools praised for efficiency and potential tuition relief.
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Bush
Pres. George
Dancing With Wolves War Strategy on the Gulf War Chronology
Paul Harvey critiques U S military command for the Gulf War 43 days and questions diplomatic paths to peace. He argues Iraq’s civil strife and regional tensions test U S strategy while Bush’s limited engagement reflects a day by day plan with hopes of stability amid Syrian and Iranian interference. The piece stresses healing national psyche after Vietnam and urges leadership by example.
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U.S
Kuwait
Vietnam
Jeremiah
Iraq
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Syria
Iran
Hassad
U.S. News & World Report
Middle East
United States
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Gary L. Knox
Friends of the Shafter
Annabel Thompson Avalon
Frankie Edwards
Wil
Lrace
Ron Williams
Doug Wiggins
Candace Carney
Paul Harvey News
Atary
Paul Harvey
Rease
Pirizss
Reed Print Inc
Iolahers Asco
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Congress
California
Buttonwillow Times
The
Press
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Mike Bledsoe
Shatter
P.O
Cu. Stan
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