Winter wonder It's happening again in Shafter
The column muses on winter fantasies versus reality in Shafter California. It contrasts blooming camellias and narcissus with the lack of snow, notes the green yard and evergreen magnolia, and warns that collective fantasy by governments can mislead society just as childish fantasies do. It cites Hitler's Nazi Germany as an example and ends with a call to balance wonder with reality.
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San Joaquin Valley
Jack Frost
Santa
Shafter
Shafter Avenue
Germany
English in California Letter to the Editor on Prop 63
The letter praises Prop 63 as unifying and non disruptive, arguing it preserves English while enabling non English speaking Californians to participate fully in civic and economic life. It stresses language diversity, protection of other languages, and encourages children to learn second or third languages.
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California
Jericho
Wall Street Watergate and inside trading fires up hearings
The piece links Boeing insiders and a Truman era leak to a broader insider trading scandal. It notes Ivan Boesky's profit gains and a $100 million penalty after a leniency deal, plus investigations revealing wiretaps and videotaped meetings. It mentions Drexel Burnham Lambert figures Dennis Levine and Mike Milken, and calls for new laws to curb arbitrage driven takeovers.
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Bill Allen
Boeing Airplane Company
Truman Administration
Pentagon
Boeing
Ivan Boesky
Wall Street
Wall_ Street
Congress
Business Roundtable
London
Tokyo
Boesky
Dennis Levine
Drexel Burnham Lambert
Mike Milken
Drexel
Carl Icahn
TWA
Victor Posner
Wilma Rudolph's journey from tragedy to Olympic legend
The tale details Wilma Rudolph's early illness and paralysis, her mother's tireless daily massage and weekly trips to Meharry Clinic, and the family’s determined effort to restore mobility. Four years later she relearned walking, eventually becoming a record-breaking Olympic gold medalist and the nation’s fastest woman.
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Blanche
Ed Rugo
Wilma
Clarksville
Tenn
Kellogg Street
Nashville
Meharry Clinic
Daddy
Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
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Shearson Lehman
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Jane
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Mauel Munoz
Sarah Reding
Clint Parker
Midway Market
Ray Cummings
Harvey Frantz
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