Patrick's Profiles Encore Flight Turbulence Across States
Roy Patrick recalls a trip to a North Carolina church leadership conference with travel mishaps. The group endures mechanical delay on a Meadows Field to LAX flight, long layover, and a tense reboard. After a bumpy Atlanta hop, they navigate a vast airport by automatic trains en route to Ashville North Carolina. An amused observer notes comic near misses and the glamour of travel.
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North Carolina
Church Leadership Conference
Last of the Mohicans
Chimney Rock
Meadows Field
L.A
Atlanta
Terra Firma
Ashville
California AG Defense of Thompson Death Penalty Reforms
California Attorney General Dan Lungren writes that Thomas Thompson’s 1996 execution reflects improved death penalty procedures while acknowledging ongoing risks of delays. He cites AEDPA reforms, court changes, and resource investments to balance thorough review with timely justice for Ginger Fleischli’s family.
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Thomas Martin Thompson
Ginger Fleischli
Thompson
Congress
California
Thomas Thompson
Supreme Court
Rose Bird
United States Supreme Court
Fleischli
Dan Lungren
State of
Southwest Defense Alliance urges BRAC shift in defense base planning
A reader letter criticizes defense spending and base siting in Congress. The author advocates consolidating facilities in the Southwest to reduce waste, urging a new BRAC round and unbiased Pentagon decisions while stressing taxpayer value and regional collaboration.
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Atao Vapswoowes
Davis
Defense Department
United States Congress
Inouye
Hawaii
California
Navy
Maryland
Edwards Air Force Base
Rep. Hoyer
China Lake
Mojave
An Tre
Utah
Southwest Defense Alliance
Southwest
United States
Juun
Department of Defense
Congress
District Librarian role sparks debate over reading specialist duties
The community protests a district plan to hire a librarian who also serves as a reading specialist. They urge separate credentialing, arguing that teaching reading should be handled by reading specialists, while librarians provide library services. They call for new school board members with firm principles to resist administrative manipulation.
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California
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