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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1990
Page
2
Dee NaQuin reflects on the modern mommy war seen through Newsweek statistics and personal anecdotes. She argues against stereotypes of working mothers and stay‑at‑home moms, notes inflation pressures, parental leave gaps, and calls for more family oriented policy priorities.
City of Shafter and Minter Field Airport District agreed to annex a large area bordered by Seventh Standard Scaroni Merced and Highway 99. If 25 to 50 percent of voters object the plan goes to a vote. Officials stress funding from new facilities and revenues while warning of higher taxes. The move would expand services policing fire water and garbage and reshape Shafter into a “big fish in a small pond.”
Paul Harvey discusses crime as a career choice for U S youth arguing that criminals face favorable odds of evading punishment. Economist Morgan Reynolds advocates prison reform including privatization and profit incentives while noting courts already order inmates to contribute to upkeep when money exists.
Gloria Ybarra argues Shafter is no longer a small town and calls for decisive action to curb drug and alcohol problems. She urges zero tolerance in SHS for drugs and dress code enforcement, improved school and police relations, and direct action from officials rather than committees.
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