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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1994
Page
12
New Bern aldermen oppose backing off an ill conceived nine acre affordable housing plan. Costs rise from site issues including a landfill and floodplain, pushing price per home beyond bank limits and state targets. Critics urge financing down payments on existing private homes instead.
The Gender Equity Act, part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization, moves through conference committee after Senate and House approval. It would fund teacher training in gender equitable practices and set up a bureaucracy to oversee implementation with a $5 million initial 1995 allocation and ongoing funds through 1999.
Suzanne Fields argues against gender equity initiatives and the AAUW critique of textbooks. She contends high school girls excel academically, with rising graduation and attainment, while warning the Gender Equity Education Act may waste resources and mislead students.
Editor Peter Driscoll of New Bern endorses the Global TransPark in Kinston, praising it as a transformative project for eastern North Carolina. He cites projected job growth of 25,000 in the region and 28,000 statewide over the next two decades, urging broad backing.
A fragment of Jules Verne's Paris in the 20th Century, long rejected by publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, reappears. The novel foresees gas cars, monorails, mainframe computers, music synths, and so-called photographic telegraphs failing to enliven a literate yet unhappy society driven by money.
North Carolina prosecutors set criminal court calendars, a power cited as leverage over defendants. Critics warn shifting scheduling to judges could raise costs and slow case flow, while civil court oversight has sped civil dockets. Paul O'Connor notes ongoing debates in the 1995 session.
Reader comments on letters to the Sun Journal critique hate literature from self described Christians. The writer praises fair replies from Terence W. Fuhrman and W. J. Gould, condemns donation requests, warns against religious political coercion, and urges readers to consider history and the impact of religious conflict.
A lively Thursday evening highlighted by the Alive at 5 event with an Art Mart theme. The Sun Journal coverage aided attendees though late for some, as merchants increased participation downtown and offered a variety of interesting activities.
Readers are instructed to send signed letters to Sun Journal in New Bern North Carolina with a postal address and a clear message. The note specifies a mailing box 1149 and requests proper signatories and routing details for submission.
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