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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1993
Page
4
Roy Patrick urges diligence and participation to influence government. He mocks opportunistic lawsuits and media influence, stresses evaluating candidates by records, and condemns bureaucratic overreach. The piece ends with a provocative note on a mugger lawsuit in San Francisco as an example of misplaced sympathy.
The piece argues crime has risen and complacency ends when tragedies like Polly Klaas occur. It critiques existing guns laws and supports harsher sentencing, citing Sen. Wyman and the Three Strikes concept to keep violent felons off the streets, urging swift, decisive justice.
On behalf of the Shafter High Band students and their parents I thank The Shafter Press for free advertising during our Silent Auction and Tin Tip Dinner fundraiser on November 20. Co chairs Roy Pierucci and Karen Reimer express appreciation.
Paul Harvey tells of Reno Fischer a survivor from Camp Larga where four thousand prisoners were numbered and fed only thin soup and a bread crust. He recalls tanks and the American flag signaling freedom and his unlikely survival while witnessing fellow inmates’ hunger and death.
By Herb Peters a reflection on rising violence and societal decay tying it to a perceived loss of church influence. The piece argues education and secularism fuel violence, cites Polly Klaas tragedy, criticizes gun-control debates, and cites scripture to claim true church power comes from preaching the Gospel.
A local notice identifies LaVonne Westbrook as bookkeeper and office manager while Teresa Tudor is listed as society writer. The item notes both names in connection with the organization’s administrative staff and literary duties. It emphasizes roles within the nonprofit or club.
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