The Essentials of Love and Respect in Modern Life
This piece argues love and respect are vital yet unequal. Love arrives freely via social cycles, while respect demands work and status. It critiques modern culture where fame substitutes earned respect, warning that without both, fulfillment dissolves into need and emptiness.
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Viewpoint: Youngsters loved and admired by readers
Dear Editor, a letter praises W.N.S.D. students for academic and extracurricular success across UIL events. It highlights Mrs Patricks’s bands, the Wyatts’s theatre group, and notes students sacrifice time for no academic credit. Ends with Texan pride and reflections on past wars. See Thanks, Page 11.
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State Capital Highlights Texas Crime and Policy Debates
Texas crime overall fell 6.8 percent per DPS data cited by Gov. Ann Richards, credited to more prison beds and tougher parole standards. The report notes expanded beds, construction, and approvals, while critics warn of rising violence and younger criminals. The piece covers school safety measures, gender bias in courts, traffic deaths, UT Austin drug investigations, and Senate committee chairs including Rodney Ellis becoming first Black chair.
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Ike” Harris
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month Reminders
The Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse urges awareness during April. It notes that while most teenagers know not to drink and drive, about a third would accept rides from drivers who have been drinking. For help call (512)396-7695 or toll-free 1-800-733-1214.
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Hays-Caldwell Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Social Security in retirement planning debated by columnist
Linda Washington, Social Security manager in San Marcos, rebuts a syndicated columnist who called Social Security a giant sucking scheme. The piece emphasizes that Social Security taxes exceed benefits, reserves are invested in Treasury bonds, and future changes to retirement ages may occur. It argues democracy governs Social Security and highlights its core role in retirement, disability, and survivors benefits.
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