Let the Voters Decide 2000 drives big California petition
Editorial notes more than 100000 volunteers and 65000 donors backing a statewide initiative to cut state pay and tax free benefits for legislators and require voter approval of pay raises. The measure would limit legislature perks, prevent gerrymandering, and place reapportionment final approval with voters. Costa predicts ballot qualification with broad support and wide petition circulation.
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California AssemblySpeaker lauds Zedillo on Proposition 187 defeat
Antonio Villaraigosa praised President Ernesto Zedillo for helping to gut Proposition 187, lauding his May California visit that pushed the measure toward defeat. Davis, facing a split electorate as he weighed the appeal, embraced a negotiated settlement ending the legal challenge to the 1994 voter approval.
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Shafter Youth Center Plans Highlight Community Hope
A local note urges support for a new youth center at the school of the Kern County fair renovations. It touts plans for a center with a computer lab game room and other facilities expected to serve about 100 to 300 energetic youths daily and to empower a constructive, positive civic climate.
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Single Issue Mentality Mob in a Violent Era
A speaker criticizes perpetrators who kill innocents and often die by suicide. He mocks white supremacists, Oklahoma bombers, militia types, and right wing extremists while asserting only God should decide life and death. He warns against single minded zeal and urges caution in sanctity of life debates.
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Herb Peters
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Is Something Missing Letters to the Editor Guidelines
A reader note warns letters must include signature phone number and address for verification. The Wasco Tribune editor contact is 758-3063 and letters lacking a phone number cannot be published.
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