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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1998
Page
5
A concerned observer argues Americans care about problems despite polls and urges a heart change through faith. She recalls a San Jose freeway incident, warns of societal drift, contrasts power from God with empty material wealth, and urges genuine believers to live transformed lives amid peril.
The piece argues SAT score disparities between black and Hispanic students and whites reflect unequal preparation and underfunded schools. It advocates school vouchers to allow parental choice, blaming society and lack of role models for behavioral and academic problems, and claims equal opportunity would emerge with reforms.
A retrospective on gang history highlights the Manson case and rising youth gang threats. It links family dynamics, domestic violence, and peer influence to gang involvement. It notes common hangouts and signs like graffiti and groupings and urges parental and school actions per NVPC guidance. Next week covers guns and schools.
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