Editorial on grads reaping high pay in new economy
An editorial notes graduates face booming opportunities driven by a strong economy and high tech demand. Computer science majors earn about 48500, liberal arts 29100, MBAs average 90000 with 25000 signing bonuses. Competition spurs cross country recruiting and shifting career paths while concerns linger about talent draining from essential fields like teaching and health care.
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National Association of Colleges and Employers
West Coast
President Clinton urged to rethink inheritance tax veto
President Clinton vows to veto a bill phasing out the inheritance tax over 10 years. He argues the tax yields little revenue after collection costs, harms farms and small businesses, and incentivizes estate planning to dodge taxes. He contends wealth fuels jobs and investment, making the tax unfair and irrational.
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Clinton
House
Los Alamos hard drives mystery stirs playful theory
Lenore Skenazy riffs on the Los Alamos case with humorous “Special Place” and “Hang-on-a-Sec” theories. She mocks media hype while noting the disks likely stayed where they were, and jests about finding everyday items during wild searches.
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Los Alamos
New York Daily News
FBI
Personal retirement plans spark GOP Dem contrasts
Letter critiques Vice President Gore's 2 percent plan arguing it creates costly new government bureaus and taxes. It praises Governor Bush's approach to private accounts within Social Security, noting no tax hikes and no new bureaucracy. The writer favors personal freedom over increased government control.
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Mr. Gore
Gore
Federal
Treasury
Bush
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Aiken
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Aiken, S.C
Duesouth.net
Magnolia rebirth by patient transplant across town
A long reflection on trees in Aiken, recounting a magnolia transplanted from a parent’s yard. The narrator details the challenge of moving the young tree, initial shock of loss, a mistaken water line obstacle, and a miraculous revival with new green growth and eventual blooms. The story honors resilience and the living link trees create to the future.
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Joyce Kilmer
Hopelands
Hitchcock Woods
South Boundary
Aiken
Boardman Road
Navy
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