Flag burners should be ignored by Congress
Opinion argues flag burning is a rare, harmless protest protected by the First Amendment. It criticizes HJ Res 79 seeking a constitutional ban, noting Supreme Court rulings and past failures, and urges Congress to ignore flag burners rather than amend the Constitution.
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U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
Best deterrent to terrorism is punishment not legislation
Colorado Springs Gazette argues that political bickering over anti-terrorism legislation risks delaying action. It contends existing laws already provide penalties and that swift, stiff punishment, not broader federal powers, is the true deterrent and that the Oklahoma City bombing could not have been prevented by new laws.
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Colorado Springs
Congress
America
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Murrah Federal
FBI
Clinton
Senate
Robert Dole
Algebra's big x factor pushes more kids into algebra
California educators in Equity 2000 push freshmen in East Side Union and San Jose Unified to take algebra rather than easier courses. Enrollment rises, fail rates climb then improve. Critics warn unprepared students struggle but growth in pass rates and minority gains occur amid higher standards and tutoring efforts.
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East Side Union
San Jose
California
East Side
San Jose Unified
Sandra Jewett
Larry Reeves
Franklin- McKinley
Aceves
Jewett
Joanne Jacobs
Calif
Mercury News
Tuition tax credit touted as aid but costly and risky
North Carolina column argues House Bill 954 would grant a $200 tax credit next year and $1,000 later for parents of children in home, private, or out of district public schools. It says the plan misleads about savings, drains the General Fund, and harms public schools and low income students.
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Raleigh
House Finance Committee
Steve Wood
Guilford
Wood
Fiscal Research Divi
David Crofts
House
Senate
Paul O'Connor
Candidates race to starboard in tense GOP race
Calvin Trillin analyzes Republican candidates rushing to appeal to the far right as New Hampshire looms. He notes Dole vilifying pop culture at the same time as Wilson distances from affirmative action, Gramm pressures abortion foes, and Alexander and Wilson shift positions to win votes amid escalating intra party jockeying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dole
Pete Wilson
Lamar Alexander
Senator Dole
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Ace
Phil Gramm
Texas
Filthy Phil Gramm
Gramm
Henry Foster
Robert Dole
Foster
Senate
Wilson
Pat Buchanan
Calvin Trillin
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Tournal
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Billie Heuser
Vermont
Royster
Freedom Newspaper
North Carolina
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