Choir Trip Sparks Fearless Ride Reflections
A church youth choir chaperone recalls a five day state tour from Porterville to San Diego with stops including Great America in Santa Clara. He describes the group’s enthusiasm for rides like Vortex and Top Gun and the personal battles overcome by adults and youths alike.
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Billy Clinton
Porterville
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Maria
San Diego
Great America
Santa Clara
Vortex
Roy
Shafter High teacher arrest highlights child mistreatment risk
The arrest of a Shafter High School teacher after charges of young-person mistreatment sparks concern over a widespread, lifelong danger to children. The piece notes predators can be relatives or neighbors and stresses vigilant parental monitoring to protect vulnerable youths.
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Shafter
SHS
Patrick's Profiles Ride Delivers Thrills for Debbie
Roy Patrick recounts a fear turning to exhilaration on a roller coaster with Debbie. After a tense ascent and rapid descent, Debbie overcomes fear, embraces the thrills, and begs to ride again, as the pair samples multiple attractions with growing enthusiasm.
Turning Toward New Beginnings Through Faith in Jesus
A reflection on choosing to look forward not backward. The author cites a painting of a girl on a windswept hill and the Dead Sea as symbols of stagnation versus renewal. Through faith in Jesus, inner renewal continues daily while outer life ages, contrasting a life of hope with the paralyzing pull of yesterdays.
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Somelace
Israel
Jordan River
Dead Sea
The
Jordan
Sodom
Gomorrah
God
Paul
Jesus
Racial discrimination debate and political response
The piece analyzes racial bias in America, highlighting poll results from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on affirmative action. It criticizes President Clinton for relying on racial preferences, urging him to adopt a workable alternative and citing California’s rejection of the failed program as a voters’ message.
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Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
California
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O
Buttonwillow Times
the Press
America
Joint
Center For Political and Economic Studies
Clinton
Reader letter defends women’s basketball and Title IX
A reader rebutts Fred Davis over the July 2 1997 article, praising the inaugural WNBA game on June 21 1997 and arguing that women’s sports embody original basketball. The letter cites Magic Johnson and John Wooden, defends professionalism and equal opportunity, and contests claims of mediocrity while affirming women’s competitive spirit.
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Fred Davis
Davis
WNBA
Magic Johnson
Byron Scott
del Harris
John Wooden
NBA
Babe Diedrickson
Wilma Rudolph
Wooden
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Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick
Diane Givens
Society
Susan Holland
Lerdo Highway
P.O. Bina
Patrick’s
By Roy Patrick
Debbie
By Herb Peters
By Fred Davis
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