Rio Bravo disposal debate sparks local opposition in Kern County
Editorial warns against a conditional use permit for Rio Bravo to operate as a Class 1 dump. It notes testing of deep injection wells, a judge ordered hearing, and repeated calls for safety reviews. Citizens urged to pressure Kern County boards, state agencies, and representatives to keep the site closed.
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Rio Bravo
Kern County
Gary Friedmans
California Department of Health Services
Teasan
Big Bravo
Rio Bravo Greely
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Health Department
Kern County Board of Zoning Adjustment
Enviromental Protection Agency
Walter Stiern
Security at Airports and Global Travel Risks
The article notes wide use of metal detectors in US airports to deter air piracy and argues US security standards should not be exported to insecure foreign destinations. It mentions the TWA 847 hijacking from Athens and Pan Am suspending Athens service until stronger security measures are in place.
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United States
Fresno
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
New York City
Havana
Cuba
TWA
Athens
Greece
Pan Am
Freedom in Christ and the American Spirit
The piece contrasts literal hostages and spiritual bondage, urging Americans to cherish freedom and to seek eternal life through Christ. It cites Romans and Galatians to argue believers remain free only when following Jesus, warning against legalistic bondage within the church and stressing liberty through faith and biblical principles.
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United State
Satan
Paul
Christ Jesus
Christ
Jesus
America
Letter to the Editor Opposes Powell Parole Release
Karl Hettinger urges readers to protest Gregory Powell parole as a dangerous murderer of Officer Ian Carp Bell. He asks the public to write to the Board of Prison Terms at 45 Downtown Plaza Suite 200 Sacramento California 95814 to express concern and demand continued confinement.
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California Supreme Court
Gregory Powell
Powell
Angeles
Ian Carpbell
Onion Field
Downtown Plaza
Sacramento
California
Karl Hettinger
When executives earn millions and the public resents
Paul Harvey notes the gap between billion-dollar payouts and ordinary earnings. He cites executives like Chrysler’s Lee Iacocca and top TV anchors, arguing excess fuels public backlash and could spark punitive laws, tax shifts, and union action if lean times return.
The Giant Marble Block and a Renaissance Sculpture
Florence cathedral officials pressed Antonio Rossellino to carve a 14 foot marble giant for an exterior buttress using a flawed block once set aside for Agostino Ducio. He warned the block’s flaws made the project hopeless and left. a quarter century later officials rediscovered the unused block for another, unspecified young sculptor.
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Antonio Rossellino
Florence
Antonio
Agostino di Duccio
Agostino
Agostino E
Antonio Rosseltino
Anwuio
Rest of the Story: Michelangelo’s Salvage of a Block
Paul Aurandt recalls how a stubborn youth took a damaged block and, against odds, became famed in Europe. Genus can compensate for almost anything as Michelangelo’s early salvage work foreshadowed a storied career and lasting masterworks.
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Europe
Buonarroti
Michelangelo
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