Voices on Cuba embargo and a nostalgic VW Bug note
The column urges rethinking the embargo on Cuba as a failed policy, noting its long endurance and Fidel Castro's survival. It also recalls the VW Beetle's quirks and the brand's return attempt, appealing to Baby Boomers with memories of the past.
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John Paul I
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
Jim Wright
Volkswagen
Volkswagen of ‘America Inc
Akron Beacon Journal
Clinton plan would spend 21.7 billion on child care and afterschool programs
Chicago Tribune columnist Toan Beck critiques President Clinton's proposal to spend 21.7 billion over five years to expand day care and afterschool options for working parents. He argues the plan risks expanding government reach, questions child care quality, and suggests alternatives like flexible work arrangements and employer-based solutions.
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Clinton
Ment
Department of Education
You Are Somebody A Philosophical Call To See People As Real
A reflection on dehumanizing views of people as mere bodies or economic units. The author urges recognizing each person as a child of God with thought, love, and worth, contrasting clockwork metrics with the intrinsic value of humanity. The piece ends with an exhortation to lift heart and head and remember that you are somebody.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Charleston
Heinrich Heine
Heine
God
View on Car Taxes and Video Poker in 1998 Session
The piece previews the 1998 South Carolina legislative session with focus on automobile property taxes and video poker. It questions rollback feasibility, local revenue impact, and how lawmakers from Columbia will balance budgets while addressing gambling concerns and social costs.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Columbia
S.C. Revenue Department
Bob Peeler
Peeler
Aiken County
David Beasley
Beasley
South Carolina
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