Edge Reports From Austin on Texas Legislature 69th Session
Rep Eldon Edge details the 69th Texas Legislature with 150 members including 32 freshmen. He lists district diversity, committee assignments, staff, and key issues such as budgets, education reform HB 72, health, prisons, and environmental matters. Tokyo became the capital of Japan in the early 1600s.
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Houston
Gib Lewis
Tive
Christine Yanas
University of Texas
Irma Rangel
David Yanas
Jourdanton
Antonio Garcia III
Hondo
Gloria Moreno
Daugh
Tokyo
Japan
Smoking and peer pressure among youth
The article argues that smoking harms health and energy, urging teens to refuse cigarettes and pursue natural living with exercise and healthy foods. It notes athletes and popular youths favor tobacco-free lifestyles and that such choices improve long term prospects, contrasting with superstition about disease prevention from Sweden.
Abortion Debate Sparks Letter to the Editor
In a Wilson County News letter, author rebukes anti abortion activists led by President Reagan and the Catholic Church for policing a woman's body. The piece argues abortion is a personal choice, condemns calls to punishment, and contrasts perceptions of other social harms and government actions.
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Reagan
Catholic Church
Russia
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