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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2000
Page
10
Carl Rowan reflects on dramatic gains in medicine, living standards, and mobility since 1900 while noting ongoing racial inequalities, nuclear risks, and the persistence of human enmities. He cites longer lifespans, rising incomes, and broader diversity, urging hope for the 21st century.
A reader decries modern red tape amid drought warnings and government programs from free breakfast to safety regu lations. He laments reliance on authorities, urges individual identity, and questions unchecked federal power while defending personal liberty.
The Wilson County News explains letters to the editor are welcome but subject to editor discretion. Letters must not exceed 350 words and may be edited. Each submission must include a handwritten signature with the writer's address and phone number or it will not be printed. The policy notes letters do not necessarily reflect official editorial beliefs.
A Dec 17 1999 kindergarten party incident in Floresville sparked calls to ban two mothers from the school after a violent fight in a classroom while children were present. The editor questions safety measures and asks if zero tolerance should apply to parents and if security checks are needed for classroom activities.
In this letter Lindell L. Slaughter argues that while Bain’s read on Seattle WTO protesters has merit he sees most lawbreakers as seeking belonging or survival rather than self actualization. He suggests many joined for media attention, took promised money, and then returned to street life.
Opinion notes the Elian Gonzalez rescue off Florida and the push by Cuban authorities, U S officials, and Cuban Americans to decide his fate. It questions Fidel Castro's goals, the father's ambivalence, and potential political intervention by U S leaders while urging safe, open discussion.
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