Time to act on drugs for seniors and the disabled
An editorial urges Congress to adopt a voluntary drug benefit for Medicare seniors and the disabled. It favors the President's plan of a $26 monthly premium paying up to $1,000 annually, rising to $2,500 by 2009, with costs $160 billion over 10 years. It warns against insuring firms and notes insurers fear price rises and new policy costs.
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House
Senate
Clinton
Congressional Budget Office
House Republicans
Equal Pay for Equal Work Call Urges End of Gap
The piece argues that despite progress, women still earn less than men for the same work. It denounces discrimination as illegal in many cases and urges employers to stop archaic salary shifting and to pay fair wages. It stresses moral and legal peril and calls for equal pay for equal work.
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America
Internet filters in libraries spark policy clash debate
A debate on internet filters in libraries pits advocates of broad access against calls to block pornography in public spaces. The piece compares Minneapolis and St. Paul libraries, cites a complaint by Minneapolis librarians and references studies alleging widespread porn access, while arguing for nonpublic forums and mandated filtering as a protection for minors.
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America
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Family Research Council
American Library Association
ALA
Judith Krug
ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
Mike Ross
Kreimer
Bureau of Police
Morristown
Loudoun
Columbia Capitol
NAACP
Capitol
South Carolina
E. Porter Alexander
SCV
Mark Newell
Clive Cussler
Capitol Dome
Keep the censors out of education
Charlottesville oped argues Internet filters in public libraries are risky and unconstitutional. It cites crude filtering blocking lawful health and educational content, worsening the digital divide, and usurping teacher judgment. Justice and free expression views are cited with references to Supreme Court rulings and Loudoun County policy. Robert M. O’Neil of Virginia profiles.
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Congress
Citzen
Loudoun County
Virginia
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Rezoning Battle Foils BellSouth Tower Near Whiskey Road
City Council set for first reading to consider rezoning property for a BellSouth Mobility 176 foot tower off Whiskey Road. Opponents urge vote against industrial use in a historic Aiken neighborhood citing preservation concerns and better site options.
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BellSouth Mobility Communications
Whiskey Road
Park Avenue
BellSouth
Aiken
Colony Parkway
Rosamond McDuffie
Letters to the Editor guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard outlines brief letters with signer name address and daytime phone for verification. Editors may edit and condense and require a mailing address and contact options via mail email or fax for submission.
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