An Enlightening Anti-Drug Message Provokes Thought
A televised anti-drug message prompts reflections on personal responsibility and the impact of everyday actions. The column cites Bill Clinton and Martha Stewart to illustrate how private choices affect others, urging readers to connect their conduct with wider consequences. Bain, a Stockdale banker, invites letters to the Wilson County News.
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The Role and Valor of Profits in a Free Market
Profits are prices like wages and rents that guide resource use and reward risk taking. Windfall profits signal unmet wants and spur voluntary adjustments, such as post hurricane price shifts, while subsidies can distort this process. In open markets profits deserve praise, not scorn.
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Animal owners urged to control pets in Wilson County
In a letter to the editor N C Cook of La Vernia urges citizens to back a county animal control plan. He warns owners are civilly liable for injuries from roaming dogs and urges safety measures to protect walkers and riders, referencing a violent incident in Sutherland Springs.
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Walking to Improve San Antonio Air Quality Recalled
Gina Busselmann recalls a bygone San Antonio neighborhood with nearby Army post shops and services. She contrasts peaceful walking days with current heavy traffic and repeated ozone action days, urging a return to pedestrian ease.
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Pledge of Allegiance Debate and War Critique by Terrie Trip
Terrie Trip of Floresville argues the Pledge should drop under God claiming allegiance is to the flag and nation not a higher power. She criticizes Bush for acting as national leader rather than follower of Christ and condemns war as terrorism and retaliation.
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Independence Day Debates on Pledge and Vouchers Stir Nation
The 9th Circuit found public school recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional citing separation of church and state while the Supreme Court allowed a Cleveland voucher program using federal money for education choices. Debates rage over religion in public life and the future of education.
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Where's moral authority in Congress over spending
Randall S. Chandler argues Congress lacks moral authority to challenge risky accounting and executive pay while enjoying generous retirement and health benefits. He contrasts scrutiny of Enron and WorldCom with its own off budget practices and calls for accountability.
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