Stink in Land of Opportunity as Koon profits from prison letter fund
The piece laments Stacey Koon, the Rodney King case figure, profiting from a federal prison while letters solicit donations for his defense fund and a book. It questions judicial cracks that allow criminals to earn while incarcerated and suggests harsher penalties or work programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A.P.D
Stacey Koon
Koon
Rodney King
Pleasanton
King
Long Beach
Stacy Koon Defense Fund
Pop
Guardian
Sweetwater Voyeur
Alpine Advocate
City Zoo
Hong Kong Gazette
The Lantern editorial staff details and policies
The Lantern lists editor names, departments, and staff roles. It sets letters to editor rules, deadlines, and advertising rates, announces publication by Lee College District journalism students in Baytown Texas, and notes membership in state and national press associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lantern
the Lantern
Journalism Students of
Lee College District
P.O. Box
Baytown
Texas
Texas Community College Press Association
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association and Collegiate Press Association
Pop memory taints youth at Texas juvenile institute
A reflective piece recalls a former guard nicknamed Pop at a Texas juvenile facility. It describes alleged harsh treatment, sexualized abuse, and a lax guard culture, ending with a satirical column about dangerous headlines. The narrative presents disturbing memories of abuse and institutional wrongdoing.
Low self esteem and the root of all evil
Whit Snyder argues that the self-esteem movement harms education and youth by linking poor grades to low self-regard and moral decline. He critiques feel-good pedagogy and suggests a test to flag as a warning for damaged egos amid postmodern critique and state interventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit Snyder
Clinton
Foster
Clip
Word Find and Brain Teaser in The Lantern
A comic page presents a word find with the word cat and a brain teaser about counting trips to rescue a stranded man. It also notes a political aside about Newt Gingrich and Field of Dreams and includes a debate style exchange on animal dissection in biology class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Gingrich
Newt
Gingrich
Hollywod
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Atislé Senaked
Pres Clinton
Od. Smpson
Marcia Clark
Robert Shapiro
Uel
Opportunity
America
Bobby Horn, Jr
Mark Bishop
Kelly Hall
Thomas Flack
Irma Hernandez
Robin Johnson
Angie Kennedy
David Pomeroy
Trey Shockley
Alison Ashworth
Marvin Branch
Chris Maris
Susan Cummings
Sheley
Texas Correctional Institute For Juvenile Offenders
Johnson
Dr. Whit
Name
Bob B. Jane
Flene
Lucille Jacobs
James Elliott
Dissect Animals, Society
Susan Armer
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