We Are All Soldiers in a War on Terror
The piece reflects on the September 11 attacks, explains the threat from Osama bin Laden and his network, cites a February 1998 fatwa calling Muslims to kill Americans, and urges vigilance. It mentions Bain, a Stockdale banker, and provides contact details for reader correspondence.
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New York
CBS
60 Minutes
Heaven
Osama bin Laden
United States
bin Laden
al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem
Holy Mosque
Mecca
Pilot recalls flight over Canada after 9 11 attacks
A cockpit account describes flying north toward Labrador after learning two planes hit the World Trade Center one American Airlines flight. The crew faced a disjointed radio environment with limited dispatch guidance as U.S. airspace closed and thousands of flights redirected into Canada.
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Labrador
Greenland
Frankfurt
Dallas
World Trade Center
American Airlines
BBC
Canada
Hudson Bay
Gander
Montreal
Toronto
U.S
Dispatch
Atlantic
Pacific
Pilot urges drastic cockpit security changes after 9 11 attack
Former Air Force pilot Matt Gaebler recounts the Sept 11 attacks and argues for El Al style cockpit doors, armed sky marshals, and no armed passengers. He criticizes FAA and ATA for funding limits and outlines his safety recommendations and the need for public support.
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Dallas
Federal Aviation Administration
ATA
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
United States
Matt Gaebler
Air Force
Colorado Springs
American Airlines
America
John Larrison
la Vernia
Bill Gates and Osama bin Laden: Why the spending disparity
The U S government has pursued Bill Gates for a decade with large resources while Osama bin Laden remains less pursued. Gates funds philanthropy through software ventures totaling billions, while bin Laden's activities are linked to terrorism. The contrast raises questions about priorities, enforcement reach, and political narratives shaping prosecutions and investigations.
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U.S
Bill Gates
Osama bin Laden
Perez endorses River Bend tax zone plan for Floresville
Executive Director Jesse M. Perez argues River Bend will fund infrastructure through tax increment financing without raising city taxes. He touts a planned development with parks municipal golf course hike bike trail and historical designation to attract growth and jobs.
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Floresville
GrayHawk Development
River Bend
Erasmo
Juan Seguin
State
Texas
San Antonio
Jesse M. Perez
FEDC
Flag theft amid Sept 11 reflections at Poth Mercantile
Peggy Scheffler recalls mourning the nation after Sept 11 and placing an American flag outside Poth Mercantile. The flag vanished on Sept 21, prompting a plea against misreading symbolism and urging respect for the flag and country.
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United States
Peggy Scheffler
Consumer urges origin labeling for beef and meat products
The text advocates country of origin labeling for beef and meat, urges comments to FSIS docket 00-036A, cites H.R. 1121 and a proposed Consumer Right to Know Act, and provides contact details and a sample letter. It calls consumers and producers to urge national legislators to pass mandatory labeling.
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FSIS
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
12Th St
Washington, D.C
Texas Farmers Union
Texasfarmersunion.org
Vaughn Yeager Floresvi
Sailor Seeks Shipmate Richard Bowman from Coral Sea
Sherrill Guidry requests help locating Richard Dale Bowman who served aboard the USS Coral Sea CVA 43 in 1966 67 and lived near Floresville in 1968. He asks readers to contact via P O Box 23 Mont Belvieu TX 77580 or 281 385 2278.
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Sherrill F. Guidry
Floresville
Richard Dale Bowman
Coral Sea
San Antonio
P. O
Mont Belvieu
Sherrill Guidry
Washington lax border policy sparks security concerns
Column argues INS underfunded and constrained, only able to "try" to stop entrants. It cites failures to pursue visa fraud, fake passports, or disappearing students. It notes over 4.5 million foreign students annually, with 10 000+ from terror-sponsoring nations and 7 500 on financial aid, lacking background checks or enrollment verification.
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Washington
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
United States
Thomas D. Segel Harlingen
Small town pride as community backs injured football player
James Hastings thanks Stockdale supporters after his son Lee Hastings suffers an injury at the Three Rivers game. Amidst a delayed ambulance, fans cheer as Lee is cared for by staff and police. Lee is later released and expected back for the Navarro game in two weeks.
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Lee Hastings
Stockdale
Three Rivers
E.J Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Beeville
Lee
Sullivan
James Buesing
Cody
Jourdanton
Bette
Navarro
James
Bubba
Hastings Stockdale
Senator's wife on term limits for Mayor Guilliam
A New York senator married to Bill Clinton responds to a reporter on whether Mayor Guilliam should run again if laws allowed another term. She warns against upending respect for the rule of law.
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New York
Bill Clinton
Guilliam
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Wilson County
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