Back to the future for DOE reforms in nuclear policy
Harvard Kennedy School analyst argues Congress and the Rudman Commission push to revive the Atomic Energy Commission under a new semi independent DOE arm risks reduced accountability and hinders environmental cleanup and safety. The piece notes historical laxity, calls for integrated oversight, and warns against isolating the nuclear weapons complex.
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Cambridge
Mass
Austin Powers
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Energy
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
New Hampshire
Warren Rudman
Department
Rudman Commission
House of Representatives
AEC
DOE
Idaho
Washington
House
Senate
John Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
Tom Bisley
R-Va
House Commerce Committee
Clinton
Russia
Higher ed funding urged to reverse tuition rise in SC
Editorial urges South Carolina lawmakers to reverse the decade long drop in public college funding. Tuition has risen 28.1 percent from 1987 to 1998, while state revenues increased, harming access to higher education and long term prosperity. USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College cited as local benefits.
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Southern Regional Education Board
South Carolina
Congress urged to pass health tax credit for uninsured
The Courier argues Congress should create a refundable tax credit to allow all Americans to buy decent health coverage. It cites 43 million uninsured, growing numbers, and the link to bankruptcies, unpaid bills, and uncompensated care, urging bipartisan action now.
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Congress
the Courier
Findlay
Ohio
Amazing politicians ignore real problems in bill of rights
A critical column mocks lawmakers for proposing solutions that miss the Detroit airport hostage incident, arguing the airline passenger bill of rights should include the right to deplane. It says Congress and industry push pet issues, not the root causes of airline delays or school violence, delivering sharp, satirical critique.
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Congress
Henry Youngman
Detroit
Metro
United States
John McCain
Arizona
Bud Shuster
Pennsylvania
Evening News
Aiken SPCA praised for progress and adoption practices
Letter recounts visiting the Aiken SPCA to adopt a puppy, praising improved conditions since 1954, and noting careful adoption screening, immunizations, and responsible placement. It lauds volunteers, vets, and businesses, hopes for continued success of spay neuter programs, and credits donors. It also endorses Kathryn Kling for South Carolina House District 81 and urges standard Letters to the Editor submission guidelines.
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Aiken
SPCA
Mr. Young
Aiken Spca
S.C
Kathryn Kling
Republican Party
Governor’s Commission On Women
Kathryn
Trinity United Methodist Church
Columbia
SRS
Robert
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James R. Bennett Jr
Bill Thompson
Aiken Standard
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