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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2015
Page
4
James Reston, American journalist born 1909, died on this date in 1995, reflects that Americans cope with austerity and adversity while prosperity poses the greater challenge to the nation.
Gastonia resident Dana Harper pressed for change after breaking a backyard chicken ordinance. She moved hens to a friend's coop and gathered ordinances from Charlotte and others to argue for less restrictive rules. City staff are rewriting rules, with a council vote planned early next year.
Kathleen Parker dissects the national fault lines stirred by the Colorado Springs attack at a Planned Parenthood facility. The column weighs gun control, mental health, and the tone of political debate while urging restraint. It notes the killer's alleged statement and scrutinizes the impact of controversial videos on public sentiment. The piece calls for calmer discourse and responsible ethical study of fetal tissue procurement.
Local readers from South Point and East Gaston belt areas defend school mascots amid nationwide sensitivities. Letters from Harold Fitc and Zack Fitch express pride in heritage and community unity, urging focus on schools rather than mascot controversy.
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