Gore plan awakens privatization debate in Social Security
Editorial views Gore and Bush push for reform as Social Security faces long term strain from the Boomer bulge. Gore proposes a Retirement Savings Plus with private market investments and government matching credits, while Bush seeks privatization. Analysts critique Gore as vote buying and praise Bush for timid yet directed privatization. The Orange County Register.
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al Gore
George W. Bush
Gore
Bush
GOP
Michael Tanner
Cato Institute
Washington
Tanner
Orange County Register
Gas prices and the fault is you not them
A columnist argues high gas prices are the public’s fault for driving heavy cars fast and avoiding mass transit. The piece blames EPA reformulated fuel costs, taxes, wilderness drilling limits, and Strategic Reserve use, concluding gouging by oil companies fits. The narrator shrugs at explanations and ends with a blunt self blame.
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Washington
EPA
Alaska
Environmental Protection Agency
George
OPEC
Summer school in migrant education prompts critics
Letter writer Bill Bengtson questions migrant summer programs noting English instruction and home language use. He argues focus on enjoyment over learning, suggesting taxpayers bear costs while students gain little advantage. A separate piece by Guy R. Sabin defends forestry herbicide use as safe and essential under integrated pest management.
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Bill Bengtson
Guy R. Sabin
Columbia
Letters to the Editor Address Details at Aiken Standard
Letters should be addressed to the editor at Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or sent by email to editorial duesouth.net or faxed to 803 648 6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Jabba the Papa at the pool and life after fifty
A humorous meditation on aging and swim season. The narrator confesses embarrassment at body changes, hair loss, and weight gain while at the pool with family. He recounts unspoken male etiquette, such as keeping only the head above water, avoiding eye contact, and resisting fashionable swimwear.
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Jabba the Papa
Dad
Ed Jones
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Jen C. Priest
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