Our View Sustaining Food Aid Faces Higher Costs
The piece warns that rising food prices and underfunding threaten the WIC program, risking more hunger and disease among poor infants and mothers. It notes an 8 percent price jump, state cuts, and inadequate federal relief while criticizing priorities and citing potential higher future health costs.
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Congress
Letters to the Editor in Barnwell County
A retired Williston dentist, active in civic life, defends the Savannah River Site SRS against critics, emphasizing safety oversight, local employment, and fear of outside sensationalism. He notes DOE hearings on reactor restart set for June 8 at Odell Weeks Center and urges informed local support. In a separate letter, he challenges Botsch on education spending, arguing teachers need support but money alone does not improve outcomes. focus on teaching, learning, and parental involvement.
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Barnwell County
Williston
Savannah River
Granite Statehouse
Department of Energy
du Pont
Westinghouse
SRS
Savanna River
Withere
Te Veocere
Odell Weeks Center
Howard T. Gilchrist
Green Drive
Why So Many Nuclear Weapons and Why We Keep Them
An opinion piece questions the logic of vast arsenals held by the United States and the Soviet Union. It notes Gorbachev's openness to reductions and Bush's acquiescence, but argues that even with cuts the risk remains lethal and paralyzing. It warns that parity is illusory and urges prudent disarmament.
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Ashington
United States
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Bush
Hiroshima
John T. Chain Jr
Strategic Air Command
Brent Scowcroft
Talleyrand
Bright children deserve challenge not tracking
The piece argues against ability grouping and tracking in schools citing racial and class bias, loss of self esteem for slower learners, and wasted potential. It urges identifying giftedness early, enriching education for all, and resisting policies that slow high achievers for equity goals.
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Carnegie Foundation
Council On Adolescent Development
Carnegie
Workplace Drug Testing and Safety Stakes in U S Industry
A 1980s discussion highlights U S Department of Transportation findings that a third of truck drivers in eight states tested positive for drugs or alcohol after fatal accidents. Motorola adopts random employee testing, with urine tests and mandatory repeats over three years, aiming to prevent accidents and support treatment.
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Boca Raton
Fla
U.S. Department of Transportation
Motorola
Ployee
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