End the influence of honorariums on Congress
A reform draft urges banning speaking and consulting fees from groups with policy stakes and boosting congressional pay. It cites $9.8 million in honorariums last year, lax limits, and examples like Pentagon contractor payments to lawmakers, arguing the system perverts representation and must end.
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Dallas Morning News
NCAA Findings No Surprise Prompt Action on Athlete Education
Guest editorial argues a $1.75 million NCAA study of 4083 students at 42 colleges shows football and basketball players spend more time on sports than academics. It urges NCAA action, warning skewed priorities harm future life skills and stresses the need for strong study focus and lasting skills beyond sports.
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Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Fight Defined In Congress
The coming battle over senior health care centers on funding for Medicare reforms. The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act adds benefits but finances them by charging higher costs to higher income seniors, provoking strong opposition. A broader push for long term care coverage is expected to follow, potentially increasing overall costs.
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American Association of Retired Persons
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Ping Putter Creator Karsten Solheim Shapes Golf's Future
The Solheim family enterprise in Phoenix employs 2,000 as Ping clubs meet world demand. A GE engineer turned golf innovator, Solheim faced U SGA groove disputes and argues for fairness while his products win praise for bite and forgiveness among pros and amateurs alike. The story also touches retirement cost anxieties and health care debates shaping policy and employment.
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Solheim
Doug Sanders
Col. Sanders
Angel Tins
Airship concept could move forces worldwide in 24 hours
Chicago Tribune reports 1982 Air Force think-tank explored a 1000 ft long airship to haul 1 million pounds of cargo at 175 mph with low radar signature and field landings. Analysts cited cost, efficiency, and versatility but prototype stalled to avoid derailing C-5B and C-17 programs.
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Barry Eller
Flight Dynamics Laboratory
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
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