Pledge of Allegiance bill sparks debate on freedom and identity
Opinion argues North Carolina pledges requirement clashes with free thought and speech. It notes Supreme Court protection of silence rights, cites Craven Jones and Pamlico counties practice, and questions lawmakers linking patriotism to belonging.
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North Carolina
United States of America
House Education Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
N.C
Craven
Jones
Pamlico
Sun Journal
New Bern
John Nichols
R-Craven
Nichols
Mexico's crisis may unlock reforms and market shift
The piece argues Mexico's political and economic chaos could finally end the old PRI dominance. It cites strides toward a freer market since 1986, ongoing regulatory overreach, and a peso crisis blamed on mismanagement rather than reforms. It urges President Zedillo to finish privatizations, ease rules, and pursue violence investigations.
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Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Ernesto Zedillo
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Colorado Springs
Abolishing AFDC Fueled By Bipartisan Push In Congress
The Ways and Means Committee voted to send an extraordinary bill to the House floor aiming to abolish Aid to Families with Dependent Children, the main cash welfare program. It notes AFDC totals and state funding, highlighting North Carolina’s annual spending and average family support amid broader welfare debates.
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Washington
U.S. House
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
House
Newt Gingrich
Bill Clinton
AFDC
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Debunking Welfare Reform Debates and Block Grants
John Hood critiques AFDC and proposed block grants, noting incentives to have more children and avoid marriage, plus states gaining control of foster care funds. He cites NC letter campaigns by cafeteria workers and teachers opposing school lunch changes, arguing true reform requires new funding mechanisms and state redesign.
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Ways and Means Committee
House Agriculture Committee
House Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee
North Carolina
Wake County
N.C
Congress
Stella Shelton
Shelton
U.S
Fred Heineman
Feds
Finding fault with a man of our times
Paul Greenberg argues that Henry W. Foster Jr. has a troubling ethics record in the 20th century tied to sterilizations, abortions, and eugenics. He presses for a full Senate hearing to educate the nation on medical ethics and the standards of the era.
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Clinton
Henry W. Foster Jr
Dr. Foster
Tuskegee
Paul Greenberg
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
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Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
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Freedom Newspaper
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Raleigh
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