Wasco memories and California politics mix in reminiscence
A narrator recalls Wasco summers and a farm near town in the 1950s, then shifts to Republican Assembly history. He applauds Curt Pringle as speaker after a long political struggle, outlines reforms, tax cuts, and juvenile justice goals. He aims to curb big government and boost state business opportunities.
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State Assembly
Curt Pringle
Assembly
Willie Brown
Richard Nixon
Paul Horcher
Horcher
California Democratic Party
Brown
Doris Allen
Assembly Democrats
Central Valley
Chuck Poochigian
George House
Keith Osberg
Pringle
California
Patrick's Profiles on Wasco childhood memories and change
Roy Patrick recalls a bygone Wasco era when children swam in a cement-lined reservoir near Palm Avenue and wandered freely without supervision. He notes the 1960s shift toward suspicion, the loss of innocence, and hopes for a safer, more carefree future for youth.
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Wasco
Palm Avenue
Shafter
Antichrist on Our Doorstep in Modern Belief Debates
A reader notes a widespread belief in a coming Antichrist tied to Rome and ten rulers, citing biblical prophecies from Daniel and Revelation. The piece urges self examination, warning that the true danger may be the sin in one's own flesh reflected in the mirror.
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John
Daniel
Jerusalem
Rome
Jesus
Mikhail Gorbachev
California Moves to Bring Early Primary to 2000
In a column by Fred Davis the push to advance California’s presidential primary to an earlier date is discussed. Costas advocates shifting the 2000 primary to March while delaying legislative primaries to September to shorten campaigns. The piece contrasts Yankee Tuesday and Super Tuesday with California’s continuing limited influence. The column also critiques TV interviews of Hillary Clinton and questions whether feminism restricts tough questions.
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California
Iowa
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Jim Costas
Fresno
Costas
Great Britain
Hillary Clinton
Hillary
California signs case weighs on free speech in protest
A letter to the editor cites a California Transportation Agency legal analysis opposing federal pressure to remove political signs. It argues the First Amendment protects non-commercial roadside signs and urges officials not to penalize California for upholding free speech rights.
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California Transportation Agencies
Clinton Administration
California
Cal-Trans
Clinton/Dooley
California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Clinton
Dooley
U.S
Congress
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Minter Field
Assemblyman
Trice Harvey
Patrick’s
By Roy Patrick
Reed Print Inc
Uear
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O
Buttonwillow Times
the Press
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick
LaVonne Westbrook
Lerdo Highway
P.O. Bina
Fred Davis
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