Daydreams on local government and council turnout
Shafter city council meetings advance city business with notable attendance gaps. The column cites Harper’s Index figures on daydreams about wealth and public office, urging residents to engage, question, and observe how elected officials use tax dollars. Public participation is encouraged, with reference to Brown Act rules and open agenda items.
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Shafter City
City Hall
Shafter Press
Shafter
Robert
Council
Shafter Fireworks Donation Aids July Display
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture thanks the Dear Editor for contributions to the Fourth of July fireworks. Expenses exceeded $3,000 with donations helping defray costs. Local families donated over $900, attendance was strong, and the show was a spectacle for Shafter and nearby communities.
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Shafter
Junkyard dog Lee Staggs faced off with Palm Springs officer
Erika Staggs known as Lee was a troubled Palm Springs High student involved in assaults thefts and drugs. On a bus knife drawn and a standoff with Officer Manny Rodriguez the two talked for over half an hour leading to a thaw. Rodriguez recounted his own rough past and escape from crime.
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Lee Staggs
Palm Springs High
Staggs
Manny Rodriguez
Young Staggs
Officer Rodriguez
Cuba
Los Angeles
Critique of APS SDI Report by Disaster Preparedness Advocate
Jane Orient of Tucson argues the American Physical Society report on Space Based Defense mischaracterizes feasibility. She highlights technical errors, asserts near term directed energy and laser weapons are viable, and disputes claims about power needs, countermeasures, and Soviet capabilities.
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Tucson
Arizona
Doctors For
American Homeland Defense
American Physical Society
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SDS
Soviet Union
CIA
Gregory Canavan
Air Force
National Review
Associated Press
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
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