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AUGUST '97 EDITORIALS

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Aug. 31 -- ARN Editorial: 'Old' year gets new start, in nick of time

Aug. 31 -- ARN Editorial: Football or soap opera?

Aug. 31 -- Julia Vitullo-Martin column: Our Amiable Holiday: Working class, employing class share joint drive for prosperity

Aug. 31 -- Leonard Pitts column: Family outings no longer spontaneous

Aug. 31 -- Bob Greene column: World stops for 9 innings

Aug. 31 -- Dick Tarpley column: Argentina's European city

Aug. 31 -- George Will Column: GOP needs more than slapdash rhetoric

Aug. 31 -- Molly Ivins Column:

Aug. 30 -- Reporter-News salutes: Recognizing the contributions of individuals and organizations to the Big Country

Aug. 30 -- Paul Akers column: Southern Values: North and South alike had better hope certain old times are not forgotten

Aug. 30 -- Linda Warren Column: Reading future shows only possibilities

Aug. 30 -- Sharon Randall Column: Heritage of love of music finally shows

Aug. 29 -- ARN Editorial: Parents must guard against Internet smut

Aug. 29 -- ARN Editorial: Football meets boycott

Aug. 29 -- Linda Chavez column: Clinton photo aids con artists' scam

Aug. 29 -- Eric Peters column: Toward saner speed limits on highways

Aug. 28 -- ARN Editorial: Investment in arts well worth spot in budgets

Aug. 28 -- ARN Editorial: Voting from the stars

Aug. 28 -- Cal Thomas column: The kiss that was seen around the world

Aug. 28 -- Molly Ivins column: Mob-controlled Teamsters old guard

Aug. 27 -- ARN Editorial: Public's right to accident reports restored for now

Aug. 27 -- Dan Thomasson column: Failure To Act: Pressure piling up on 'naive' Attorney General Janet Reno

Aug. 27 -- ARN Editorial: Wallace in the movies

Aug. 27 -- Bob Greene column: 'I am awed that people can be so good'

Aug. 26 -- ARN Editorial: Safety of meat is a problem we can't ignore

Aug. 26 -- Cal Thomas Column: Americans are over-medicating their kids

Aug. 26 -- Molly Ivins Column: Another great video from our state lab

Aug. 25 -- PRO: Liquor Ads: Advertising not the problem

Aug. 25 -- CON: Liquor Ads: They need to be limited

Aug. 25 -- Old-Fashioned Discipline: Dangers of spanking are overrated

Aug. 25 -- Jack Payton Column: We put decent people through a wringer

Aug. 24 -- Dick Tarpley column: The beauty of The Rock

Aug. 24 -- Glenn Dromgoole column: United Way gets an A

Aug. 24 -- Bob Greene column: See our smoking zoo

Aug. 24 -- Charles Hundley column: New tax structure, new challenges

Aug. 24 -- Jay Ambrose column: Ketchup, onions, irradation, please

Aug. 24 -- ARN Editorial: Abilene youth are MAD; you can join them

Aug. 24 -- Molly Ivins column: Unions need to polish TV presence

Aug. 24 -- ARN Editorial: 'For Better' wins easily

Aug. 24 -- George Will column: Letting union nostaligia replace thinking

Aug. 23 -- Reporter-News salutes Recognizing the contributions of organizations and individuals around the Big County

Aug. 23 -- Steve Ray Column: Bullock still setting the agenda

Aug. 23 -- Sara Eckel column: Challenges of the post-feminist age

Aug. 22 -- ARN Editorial: Lawmaker pay needs reform

Aug. 22 -- Ann McFeatters Column: The president's summer reading

Aug. 22 -- Richard Horn column: When everything looks like a bribe

Aug. 21 -- ARN Editorial: It's back to work for UPS, but impact unknown

Aug. 21 -- Molly Ivins column: Enjoying all that deregulation glory?

Aug. 21 -- ARN Editorial: 'For Better or For Worse': Yes or no?

Aug. 21 -- Cal Thomas column: Psychologists ignore gay conversion reality

Aug. 20 -- ARN Editorial: Religious guide a good first step to helpful debate

Aug. 20 -- Linda Chavez Column: Look out Harvard, here I come

Aug. 20 -- ARN Editorial: Where rumors roam free

Aug. 20 -- Bob Greene Column: The most popular bars in Moundsville

Aug. 19 -- ARN Editorial: A U.S. soldier on the wrong kind of mission

Aug. 19 -- ARN Editorial: More poison from McVeigh

Aug. 19 -- Cal Thomas Column: JFK Jr.'s naked view of temptation

Aug. 19 -- Molly Ivins Column: A nation of kindergarten rejects

Aug. 18 -- Choice in School: Give parents more power

Aug. 18 -- Choice in School: Public schools must become more flexible

Aug. 18 -- Ellen Goodman Column: Take it easy and please take a shower

Aug. 18 -- 20 Years Later: Why Elvis never left the building

Aug. 17 -- ARN Editorial: Disabled kids also objects of welfare reform

Aug. 17 -- ARN Editorial: The pork barrel polka

Aug. 17 -- Glenn Dromgoole Column: Don't lower speed limit across the board

Aug. 17 -- Capitol Comments: Texas GOP winning over soccer moms

Aug. 17 -- Bob Greene Column: Smiles, tears at Yeager Airport

Aug. 17 -- Molly Ivins Column: Winning the hypocrisy sweepstakes

Aug. 17 -- George Will Column: The debacle of democracy in Washington

Aug. 17 -- Dick Tarply Column: The future of The Presidio

Aug. 16 -- ARN Editorial: Strike by UPS reveals service industry's rise

Aug. 16 -- ARN Editorial: Talking past each other

Aug. 16 -- Leonard Pitts column: Time to get off the desegregation bus

Aug. 16 -- Dick Feaglar: Give us an 'A' - that stands for alibi

Aug. 15 -- ARN Editorial: Hiding wreck reports doesn't serve public

Aug. 15 -- ARN Editorial: Prairie Dogs' last stand

Aug. 15 -- Linda Chavez Column: Teamsters fattening up their coffers

Aug. 15 -- Ellen Goodman Column: Louisiana testing 'high test' marriage

Aug. 15 -- Other Views: A digest of editorial opinion from other newspapers

Aug. 14 -- ARN Editorial: Helms-Weld fight not main Mexico issue

Aug. 14 -- ARN Editorial: Lots of pots at Artwalk

Aug. 14 -- Molly Ivins Column: Texas politicians and judicial activism

Aug. 14 -- Cal Thomas Column: Rule of environmental fundamentalism

Aug. 13 -- ARN Editorial: Private sector's computers can benefit DHS

Aug. 13 -- Anthony Wilson Column: New voices make council interesting

Aug. 13 -- Bob Greene Column: When courts try to look out for a child

Aug. 13 -- Morton Kondracke Column: Clinton should quit pandering to the education establishment

Aug. 12 -- ARN Editorial: Justice ruling restores Texas' voter integrity

Aug. 12 -- ARN Editorial: Don't show them the money

Aug. 12 -- Molly Ivins Column: Behind the numbers of the UPS strike

Aug. 12 -- Cal Thomas Column: The triumph of image over substance

Aug. 11 -- PRO: National Test: Yes, but not Clinton's way

Aug. 11 -- CON: National Test: Schools don't need new one

Aug. 11 -- Joseph Spear Column: Putting a little spice into dull history

Aug. 11 -- Ellen Goodman Column: Post offices define community identity

Aug. 10 -- SPECIAL ARN EDITORIAL: Welfare reform comes home: Averting a community catastrophe calls for a community response

Aug. 10 -- Bob Greene Column: Queasy thrill of the chase

Aug. 10 -- George Will Column: Weld, Helms put Senate in a muddle

Aug. 10 -- Molly Ivins Column: Amway cleans up in new budget deal

Aug. 10 -- Dick Tarpley Column: Italy's panorama never fades

Aug. 9 -- ARN Editorial: Vote yourself a property tax break Saturday

Aug. 9 -- ARN Salutes: Recognizing people and organizations that make a difference

Aug. 9 -- Guest Column: Teachers exert influence over students' lives

Aug. 9 -- Capitol Comments: Deciding what's a religion in Texas

Aug. 9 -- Boom to Doom: Baby boomers blind to doom they'll bring to Medicare, Social Security

Aug. 8 -- ARN Editorial: Rain lifts our hearts, makes driving riskier

Aug. 8 -- ARN Editorial: Planning to make a difference

Aug. 8 -- Linda Chavez Column: The terrorist danger we face at home

Aug. 8 -- Ellen Goodman Column: Looking for authenticity among actors

Aug. 7 -- ARN Editorial: Twists, turns of tax bill will hit home in the spring

Aug. 7 -- ARN Editorial: The Puritan president

Aug. 7 -- Cal Thomas Column: British putting security back in system

Aug. 7 -- Molly Ivins Column: Economy's tide doesn't lift all boats

Aug. 6 -- ARN Editorial: Tax bill perfect occasion to use line-item veto

Aug. 6 -- ARN Editorial: Barry Switzer: Shooting your own foot

Aug. 6 -- Jeff Wolf Column: Reckon who stole those chickens

Aug. 6 -- Bob Greene Column: 'Little Deuce Coupe' still rocks along

Aug. 5 -- ARN Editorial: Concessions in welfare reform will help Texas

Aug. 5 -- ARN Editorial: Keeping the cattle fed

Aug. 5 -- Molly Ivins column: Rolling out the barrel for loggers

Aug. 5 -- Cal Thomas: Budget deal's minuses outweigh pluses

Aug. 4 -- Tobacco Deal: FDA needs more authority

Aug. 4 -- Tobacco Deal: Pact riddled with problems

Aug. 4 -- Joseph Spear column: Debt cleanup is a moral imperative

Aug. 4 -- Ellen Goodman column: User-hostile toward user-friendly trend

Aug. 4 -- Sandy Grady column: Budget deal passes the pain on to Washington successors

Aug. 3 -- ARN Editorial: Bask in glory of budget deal, for the present

Aug. 3 -- Rob Beckham column: Boot store issue was project financing

Aug. 3 -- Charles Hundley column: AISD test scores keep climbing higher

Aug. 3 -- Jay Ambrose column: Senate committee revelations getting serious

Aug. 3 -- Bob Greene column: Finally, a judge listens

Aug. 3 -- Dick Tarpley column: Watery foundations of Venice

Aug. 3 -- Molly Ivins column: Better service at Saks or Neiman's?

Aug. 3 -- George Will column: Baseball's misguided realignment play

Aug. 2 -- Jennifer Scroggins Column: Surviving the Fitness Twilight Zone

Aug. 2 -- Richard Thompson Column: Mars mission well worth the investment

Aug. 1 -- ARN Editorial: Amendment is worth passing, if halfheartedly

Aug. 1 -- ARN Editorial: Suffering the dog days

Aug. 1 -- Linda Chavez column: Merits of bilingual education inflated

Aug. 1 -- Ellen Goodman column: Finding guidelines for assisted suicide

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