Weld Helms clash tests GOP foreign policy power
Voices Helms pushes limits of power as Weld clashed on ambassador nomination. The dispute reflects a larger GOP battle for party control and a shift in Senate foreign policy norms. Helms, a powerful Foreign Relations chair, widens his influence, sparking concern among officials and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helms
Massachusetts
William Weld
Mexico
Jesse Helms
RNCC
Weld
White House
Clinton
Senate
UPS Strike and Part Time Labor Debate
The Teamsters challenge UPS over heavy use of part timers and wage gaps with full-time workers. The dispute notes broad benefits for part-timers but calls for more full-time positions while affirming UPS flexibility and strong fringe benefits. The Eugene Register-Guard comments that both sides should compromise to restore full staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPS
Teamsters
Urs
Ron Carey
Eugene, Ore
Congress ignores the baby boom and Medicare reform
A Providence Journal editorial argues that Congress and the president wasted a chance to save Social Security and Medicare. It criticizes tax cuts and delayed Medicare restructuring while warning of rising retiree numbers and shrinking worker support by 2030. It urges baby boomers to push for action now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vonglose
Boven
Congress
Congressional
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Newt
Senate
Tax reform urged to aid American families
Lucinda B Willits argues tax policy harms two income families by shrinking personal exemptions and inflating tax burdens. She cites rising rates since 1948, calls for higher exemptions, and urges policymakers to ease antifamily tax policies to allow parents to spend more time with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Families and Work Institute
Uncle Sam
Aiken residents laud city horticulture and dirt road woes
A reader thanks the Aiken Chamber of Commerce for beautification work by the city horticulturist Tom Rapp and crews. A counterletter questions dirt road conditions, urging county officials to fund paving and upgrade the road system, and asks readers to contact representatives. The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor with signatures and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Cole
S.G. Cannon
Fields Cemetery Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott B. Hunter
Ellen C. Priest
Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Samiot Deseree
Wee
Harrop
Providence Journal
Federal
Lucinda B. Willits
Idaho State University
Lawrence Wade
The
Heritage Foundation
Aiken City
Tom Rapp
Aiken Standard
S.C
Editorial
Scescape.net
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!