Bush signs Schiavo relief bill into law amid debate
President Bush signed a narrowly tailored federal bill granting Terri Schiavo parents a court review of her case. The measure, approved 203 to 58 in the House after Senate passage, aims to restore her feeding tube amid bipartisan support and fierce opposition over life and death questions.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Terri Schiavo
Bush
Schiavo
House
Senate
Joseph Pitts
R.pa
Congress
Michael Schiavo
James Sensenbrenner
R.wis
Robert Wexler
D.-Fla
Florida
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Christopher Smith
R.N.J
Sensenbrenner
Danzantez Unidos Conference Impresses Attendee
The speaker arrived back Sunday afternoon from the Danzantez Unidos Dance Conference in Gardena and praised the event as awesome despite a brief wait for pre registration.
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Danzantez Unidos
United Dancers
Gardena
Dance conference hosts record turnout and upbeat youth showcase
Deanna Rodriguez reports on the largest California dance conference yet with 1000 dancers from 90 groups. Shafter Folklorico Statiani opened Friday’s show to a full house, while Fresno teachers praised advanced dancers. The event energized participants, with plans to perform Cinco de Mayo pieces and thanks extended to sponsors. The piece closes with a religious reflection on resurrection from John 11:25.
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California
Shafter
Ballet Folklorico Statiani
Fresno
Bustos
Brandi Root
Central Valley
The Empty Egg Easter Lesson’s Quiet Miracle
A Sunday School teacher used pantyhose eggs to symbolize new life for a class including a boy with Down syndrome. When Phillip declares the tomb is empty the room falls silent and the children accept him as part of the group. The story ends with Phillip’s funeral as classmates bring empty eggs to honor him.
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Charles R. Swindell
Philip
Phillip
Methodist Church
Shafter honors Green Hotel with Regional Award of Merit
A note to the editor recounts a postal mystery resolved by a Shafter carrier and praises local mail service. The Shafter Green Hotel received Kern Council of Governments Regional Award of Merit for Community Development, accepted by Gretchen Kirk and Pat Wilson, with thanks to volunteers, Teen Challenge, grant donors, and the city council for twenty years of support.
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England
Shafter
Shafter Green
Kern Council of Governments
Bakersfield
Gretchen Kirk
Pat Wilson
Green Hotel
Teen Challenge
Ben H. and
Gladys Arkelian Foundation
Arts Council of Kern
Bakersfield Californian Foundation
Kern County Community Foundation
Harry
Family thanks community for aid after Shafter accident
A family publicly thanks Shafter residents for helping Harvey Funk after he fell in front of the DMV building on Friday March 4. They specifically thank four City of Shafter employees for comforting and assisting until police and ambulance arrived.
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Shafter
Harvey Funk
DMV
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Baptist Press
Tom DeLay
Texas
DeLay
Que Pasa
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Richland
Hasta Luego
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Margaret Baker
Jorigos
Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
P.O
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Diane Givens
Lerdo Highway
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