Virtue and peer pressure in a small town
Stockdale banker Bain argues peer influence shapes youth more than parents or schools. He recalls witnessing his son Tres marry, notes local rumor of a drug arrest, and criticizes Hollywood MTV and bands for glamorizing drugs and risky behavior while urging parents to value peers who choose restraint.
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Lin
Tres
Hollywood
Stockdale
Mom
Jay
David
MTV
Bain
Wilson County News
P.O. Box
Floresville
Wew-Online
Real democracy shown at Austin IAF rally on Sept 11 2002
Ten thousand activists from COPS San Antonio Valley Interfaith EPISO Fort Worth traveled through rain to Austin for an IAF accountability session. The piece praises grassroots organizing, notes missing politicians, and highlights Ernie Cortes as lead organizer and a MacArthur Fellow.
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Senate Finance Committee
Max Baucus
Kudos
Wall Street Journal
The
Industrial Areas Foundation
IAF
San Antonio
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Texas
Hutchison
Feds
Ernie Cortes
Texas Aggie
MacArthur Foundation
Cortes
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
Frank Erwin
Board of Regents
Erwin
Creators Syndicate, Inc
Public heat on La Vernia school board tax hike
A letter to the editor criticizes the La Vernia Independent School District board for approving a 13.12 cent property tax increase amid a sparse public hearing. The writer blasts state funding rules, calls hearings meaningless, and questions land and property decisions connected to the district. The piece ends with local figure TOM HUELSMAN’s sign-off.
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la Vernia Independent School
Wilson County
Texas
Crisp Realty
Roddy Stinson
San Antonio
Patriotism and unity contrasted with modern divisions
Letters from Gina Busselmann and Barbara Hunter discuss wartime solidarity and current social rifts. Busselmann applauds World War II unity and urges stronger borders, while Hunter recalls fire ant bites and Texas experiences, reflecting on regional perspectives and resilience.
War talk and protests rise as world tensions mount
Amid calls for restraint and warnings of war, leaders and journalists debate U S action against Iraq. Reports cite SCORES of global clashes, hostage threats, missile tests, and civilian suffering from conflicts in Colombia Kashmir Kabul Rwanda and the Congo alongside terrorism threats and political crises.
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Kashmir
Kabul
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