Overhaul Needed in Disability Program Not More Panels
The SSI disability program for children faces rising costs and looser criteria. A likely reform package would redefine disability, replace cash payments with vouchers, and tighten eligibility with clear guidelines to aid those in genuine need.
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Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Congress
Supreme Court
Social Security Administration
Don’t Slam The Door On Mexico Yet in NAFTA Debate
The piece argues against isolating Mexico amid peso slump and NAFTA critique. It notes cheaper Mexican exports and higher U.S. imports, warns of short term risks to domestic goods, and emphasizes long term gains from continued U.S.-Mexico trade and regional ties. The author urges keeping neighborly relations to avoid harming mutual economic prospects.
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NAFTA
Mexico
United States
Tijuana
Berlin Wall
U.s.-Mexico
Chile
Aiken Standard Contact and Publication Details
The notice lists address and mailing details for the Aiken Standard at 124 Rutland Drive P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 with office hours weekday 830 am to 530 pm and delivery times including 5 pm weekdays 7 am Saturday and 8 am Sunday. It notes switchboard numbers and ways to reach editors with tips and the subscription and publishing information.
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P.O. Box
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
S.C
Straw votes in Louisiana spotlight GOP learning curve
A Baton Rouge party convention produced a straw vote winner Phil Gramm with 72 percent as Republicans plan more tests before 1996. The piece notes Democratic straw votes in 1983 84 yielded little predictive value and urges the GOP to learn from past errors while press coverage emphasizes the event as a publicity exercise.
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Ashington
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Sen
Phil Gramm
Texas
Gramm
Lamar Alexander
Patrick J. Buchanan
California
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Florida
Maine
Walter F. Mondale
New Hampshire
Gary Hart
Alan Cranston
Mondale
Cranston
Hart
A Wedding Tale of Bargains and Brilliance
A husband recalls gifts and jokes for Miss Peggy, detailing her eye for bargain jewelry and high end tastes. He compares a $1.49 watch to a Rolex, notes her love of gold and diamonds or zirconium imitations, and recounts thrift hacks from tag swaps to consignment Dior.
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Walgreen
Rolex
Kim
Miss Peggy
Neiman-Marcus
Kmart
Dallas
Graniteville
Fort Worth
Christian Dior
Richard III
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