Knowledge and Freedom at a League Meeting
The writer recalls a League of Women Voters gathering featuring Robert Bentley on Freedoms under Fire and argues for public access to government deliberations. He stresses the danger of secrecy, urges citizen involvement, and praises free press as essential to democracy while urging readers to seek diverse papers.
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League of Women Voters
League
Robert Bentley
Bakersfield
Executive Department
USA
Tife
Wberry
Pursui
Shafter Press
Editorial argues bilingual programs fail and English should prevail
Levi Pagasheron reports William Bennett condemns bilingual education after 17 years and 17 billion spent with no English skills gains or lower minority dropouts. The piece endorses Bennett’s stance, urges more English teaching, and warns official multilingual policy could fragment the nation.
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New York City
William Bennett
Bennett
Time to Run Scared From Soviet Space Lead and U.S. Education
The piece links Soviet Sputnik, a renewed U S push to teach trigonometry in high schools, and a global market tilt favoring Japan as U S productivity declines. It argues unions have shrunk to under 30 percent of workers, while CEOs blame a lack of qualified labor for lagging competitiveness. It calls for a decade more of education reform under Education Secretary Bennett to boost tech and science fields and foster new industries.
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Sovets
Sputnik Co
United States
America
Bill Bennett
Consent Calendar and substitute roll calls stance
California legislator explains refusal to vote for Consent Calendar items and to appear on substitute roll calls. He argues consent calendars suppress debate, encourage noncontroversial bills, and speed votes, risking poor legislation. He vows to abstain until bills are fully explained, protecting taxpayer money and record integrity.
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California
Senate
Assembly
M mauimDiing
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