Mrs Dole Named Labor Secretary in Bush Cabinet
President-elect George Bush picks Elizabeth Dole to head the Labor Department. A veteran of Lyndon Johnson, Reagan, and White House posts, Dole brings Capitol Hill ties and political skill, while her husband jokes about TV dinners. The appointment signals trust in her reformist record and experience amid changing employment patterns.
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George Bush
Elizabeth Dole
Dole
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Reagan
U.S
Robert Dole
Capitol Hill
Liddy Dole
Labor Post
America
Bush
U.S. Labor Department
The high cost of illiteracy in America
Guest editorial cites Business Council for Effective Literacy data showing about 12.5 percent of workers read at no higher than third grade and 20 percent at eighth grade. It argues illiteracy lowers productivity, harms safety, and worsens with tech jobs and immigration, urging employers to address changing literacy levels.
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America
Business Council For Effective Literacy
Stanford debates bringing back the F grade during Homecoming
The Sacramento Union notes Stanford students discuss reinstating the failing grade after 19 years of abolition while critics warn of demoralization. The editorial also wryly suggests banning the F word in exchange to improve campus civility and questions the grade’s impact on academics.
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Thomas Wolfe
Stanford University
Stanford
Sacramento Union
Merit pay for congress may solve a stubborn problem
A columnist argues for a merit based pay system for lawmakers linking raises to performance and honesty. He envisions earning based on results like budget balance and drug crime reduction, with penalties for misconduct and attendance checks, while suggesting stripping perks to offset higher pay.
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Congress
Flight 103 reverberates with terror and political violence
The piece argues that Pan Am Flight 103 may have been caused by a political act, possibly a bombing, with 280 deaths altering perspectives on history and security. It discusses PLO politics, religious imagery in violence, and the need to defend societal order against terrorists using advancing technologies.
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New York City
Scotland
Helsinki
Yasser Arafat
George Schultz
PLO
Arafat
Israel
America
Pan ‘Am
Pakistan
Eric Voegelin
Christmas Day Church Family Brings Gratitude and Hope
A Christmas Day reflection recalls a church service where a young family cared for a newborn, with a little girl comforting and feeding the infant. The writer contrasts this wholesome scene with daily cruelties, praising traditional family care and the joy of a magic Christmas.
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Angel
Paul Harvey
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