Private voucher proposal sparks school choice debate
A $50 million privately funded Edgewood voucher program would give eligible students $2000 to $4000 to attend any school, public or private. Critics warn state funding losses and district harm, while supporters say it expands choice and could improve overall education. Texas legislature will consider vouchers next session.
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Edgewood
San Antonio
James Leininger
San Antonio Express-News
Clinton
Washington
Chelsea
Texas Legislature
Austin
Rural residents rally after Secure Horizons exits Wilson County
Ella May Calloway of Stockdale leads a community push after Pacific Care of Texas ends Secure Horizons in Wilson and nearby rural counties effective January 1, 1999. She cites higher premiums for rural residents, Medicare gaps, and lack of explanations from HMOs. Calloway, a Wilson County Hospital Board member, urges readers to seek answers and support action.
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Secure Horizons
Wilson
Wilson County
Bexar County
Pacific Care of Texas
Channel 5
HMO
Medicare
San Antonio
Editor letter critiques youth coverage in Wilson County News
The writer challenges the paper to better represent Wilson County youth and social life beyond a favorite segment, urging coverage based on what people know and do. Publisher notes strive for diversity and fair representation and invites further reader responses via the Reader Response Line.
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Wilson County News
Wilson County
Floresville
Dangerous blind corner on C R 345 347 prompts plea
A reader describes a near collision at the blind intersection of C R 345 and C R 347 caused by overgrown brush blocking view. They cite two accidents and three other dangerous corners on C R 345, call for posted speed limits and road signs, and note risk to a parent with a young child.
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Car Spa
Big rocks and time management for working mothers
A columnist defends choosing motherhood while acknowledging work, urges men to support breadwinning, and shares a time management parable about priorities. Bain, a banker, invites readers to contact him at Security State Bank in Stockdale Texas.
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Bain
Security State Bank of
Stockdale
Texas
Letters to Editor Guidelines At Wilson County News
The Wilson County News invites reader letters with space rules. Short letters fit publication best, while editor may edit for space, clarity or privacy. Letters require handwritten signature, full address and daytime phone number for verification.
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Wilson County News
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Wilson County News Not Equal
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