Human Events and conservative press contrasts
Brief review praising Human Events as a key conservative weekly with insightful pieces on Congress spending, the UN, stem cell debate, and education policy. Notes NEA coverage on the death tax merit pay and Beck decision, inviting readers to compare with mainstream reporting.
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Nationc
Frank Bain
Ronald Reagan
John Bolton
United Nations
John Stossel
Boy Scouts
National Education Association
NEA
Teachers’ Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Beck
De-policing debate shadows Cincinnati riots and crime rise
The piece argues that de policing following Cincinnati riots has reduced patrols and traffic stops, with 50 percent fewer arrests and 55 percent fewer stops, while shootings rise. It cites columnist John Lee and NAACP figures, contrasts with corporate action and Underground Railroad history, and critiques media narratives on police misconduct versus broader urban crime costs.
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FBI
U.S
John Lee
Cincinnati
Lee
Kweisi Mfume
NAACP
Cincinnati Enquirer
Heather MacDonald
The
City Journal
Criminal
Letters defend carnival safety amid Peanut Festival clash
In a July 4 Wilson County News response Michelle Pope of the Peanut Festival Association calls the carnival clean and safe. Smasal defends his rides, citing trainer certification and a Floresville police report finding no fault with his operation.
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Wilson County News
Michelle Pope
The
Peanut Festival Association
Smasal
Elsie *S Croller
Carnival
Outdoor Amusement Business _ Association
Floresville
CBS Rather Bias Claims Inflate Stem Cell Clash
Letter writer Emmett J. Stork Adams asserts CBS News and Dan Rather distort events around Pope John Paul II and President Bush. He argues the Pope opposed stem cell research and that critics exaggerate a supposed tongue lashing to attack Bush. He condemns media liberal bias.
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CBS News
Dan
John Paul II
Bush
Choice
Dani
Reader praises kids pages and paper size in Wilson County News
A Falls City reader compliments Carol Pavliska and the Kidz N Tow column for family focused content in the Wilson County News. The letter defends the paper against criticism and lauds the paper’s larger size and value for readers in Floresville Eagle Creek and Falls City.
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Carol Pavliska
Floresville
Eagle Creek
Wilson County News
WCN
Not another Fredericksburg in Floresville vote essay
Elaine Kolodziej argues Floresville voters face a home rule choice on Saturday. The piece contrasts Floresville with Fredericksburg, urges growth control and business vitality, and warns tax impacts on homeowners if local businesses decline. It frames voting yes as progress and prudent growth.
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Floresville
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Annie
Heritage House
St. Hedwig
Arcadia Theatre
Jerry Vega
Boy Scouts
FFA
CIA ties exposed in Peru fraud and arms deal scandal
Column recounts Jim Hightower detailing how Montesinos rose under Fujimori aided by CIA cash and tech, enabling corruption and human rights abuses. It notes a late 1990s arms deal with Colombian guerrillas leading to CIA condemnation and political downfall.
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Latin America
Montesinos
CIA
Center For Public Integrity
SIN
Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Fujimori
U.S
Colombia
United States
Montesino
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Wilson County
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Ma & Pa
Creators Syndicate, Inc
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CBS
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Falls City
By Elaine Kolodziej
Vladimiro Montesinos
By Jim Hightower
Hightower
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