Feel Your Pain Rallying Cry Across Political Lines
The piece contrasts Bill Clinton’s phrase feel your pain with liberal empathy and conservative skepticism about solving problems. It criticizes homelessness spending, education costs, and modern entitlement culture, arguing work and personal responsibility shaped past generations while modern society drifts toward nonproductivity. The author ends with a call to shared pain without fixing outcomes.
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Bill Clinton
Tuition and vouchers spark debate on college costs and DC plan
A longtime observer argues that rising college costs outpace inflation and federal aid growth, noting how endowments and overhead affect value. The column questions university priorities and supports DC school vouchers despite political opposition, citing mayoral and minority support. He urges targeted reforms and highlights a TV ad opposing filibuster. Bain, a Stockdale banker, signs off.
Take Back the Country and Social Security Fate
A column argues the economy worsens under Bush era policies, warns of a looming Social Security crisis, and urges collective action to reclaim government. It cites Krugman and Hightower on policy failures and the need to fund social programs.
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al Gore
Paul Krugman
New York Times
Enlightenment Values And Iraq In The Arab-Islamic World
The piece contrasts Western scientific progress with stagnation in Arab-Islamic science. It cites Egypt and Israel as benchmarks, condemns reliance on tradition over evidence, and argues Iraq must embrace Enlightenment rationality to achieve prosperity, freedom, and alliance with the United States.
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Egypt
Israel
United States
Iraq
Poll Question of the Week Shapes Voter Opinion
Readers weigh in on Congress pay raise amid economic uncertainty and school vending machine regulation. Sept 17 results show 75 percent favor regulating school vending machines while 25 percent oppose.
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Congress
Congressional
Letter to Editor questions Floresville Main Street leadership
A Floresville reader criticizes the City Council after a September 10 Main Street meeting. The writer cites disappointment with council responsiveness to taxpayers and business interests and questions leadership at City Hall.
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Council
Floresville
What good is Main Street for Floresville business
Mark R. Mitchell voices concern that the loss of a Main Street program threatens small Floresville businesses as population shifts and schools relocate. He notes the courthouse area will attract new revenue but worries local stores may fail without regular foot traffic and tourism, urging ongoing support.
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U.S. House of Representative
Washington, D.C
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Texas
D.C
Sen. Kennedy
Bain
Stockdale
Wilson County News
Floresville
New-Online
Ular
Vending concerns in schools draw owner plea to voters
JAN STRAUCH owner of Strauch Vending argues new federal and state rules harm his family business. He notes schools profit from local taxes and donations, claims obesity is not caused by vending, and urges voters to oppose school vending machine regulation. He warns jobs and local funding could suffer.
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Strand Vending
Jan Strauch
Strauch Vending
Floresville
Government should not regulate school vending machines
A reader, Sheryl Guerrero of Spring, argues that government limits on school vending machines infringe parental responsibility for children's diet. She contends parents should teach moderation and criticizes potential policies as harmful to vending businesses, warning broader taxes could follow.
Proper eating starts at home preserves school vending
NAN THOMPSON Leonard argues against removing vending machines from public schools and warns that government and schools should not dictate eating, calling for parents to teach responsible eating at home and resisting a proposed fat tax.
Floresville Primary Honors Reading Week Guests
Students at Floresville Primary School thanked community readers who visited during the week of September 8. Dozens of officials and volunteers received royal treatment with capes and crowns as the children rolled out the red carpet.
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Floresville Primary School
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