Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Bets on Community Spirit
Editorial notes festival days bring small town unity and pride. It recalls pioneers who tamed desert lands and built a civic heart in Shafter, with oil booms and bumper crops shaping early growth. The piece urges renewed local involvement to forge a positive future for commerce and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potters
Littles
Manners Stringhams
Nickels
Scaronis
Camps
Handels
Neufelds
Beckers
Kattenhorns
Union Oil
Shafter
Union
The Newspaper Battle Within Our Community
A Shafter Press editor reflects on the constant struggle to publish accurately and serve readers. He acknowledges mistakes, defends the effort of staff, and urges constructive feedback while stressing accountability, humanity, and dedication to quality journalism.
Haunting Numbers On Youth Suicides And Rod David Case
Paul Harvey analyzes rising youth suicide rates, noting drugs, unemployment, and shifting church reverence. He references Rod David, a standout athlete who killed himself at eighteen, and debates on legalization, media, and social factors while urging reflection on the warning signs and causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
University of California
David Kennedy
Dennis Tolsma
National
Centers For Disease Control
Tucumcari
N.M
Red
Quebec
Canadian Mental Health Association
Rod David
van Pryor
Rod
Derek Humphry
National Institute For Mental Health
Red Davids
Reflections on freedom and American liberty in a polarized world
A columnist asks if personal freedom is still central to America, criticizing U S policy toward communism and urging leaders to defend liberty. The piece alleges Western tolerance of totalitarian regimes, notes Soviet and Chinese influence, and laments reduced open elections globally while urging a renewed commitment to freedom.
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America
Enc
Central America
Africa
Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Red China
Taiwan
Red Boot
Guatemala
Afghanistan
Granada
Europe
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Happy Future
Kim Hang
Kim
Shafter Press
P.O. bin A. Shafter
Tion
Rod Davids
Paul Harvey News
Commentary By
Richardson Report
Senator H. L. Richardson
Russia
Ae Social Securit
Porkbarrel Benerr
Barry Mew
Armed Services
Christy Sloas
Wwe
Brenda Thomas Sales
Novella Allen School
Theodore Nelson
Lacra Serna
Rickey Suarez
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