NYC Officials Block Probe of Food Stamp Fraud Says Investigator
Veteran investigators claim New York City officials blocked a major fraud inquiry into an $800 million annual food stamp program. They say about $100 million yearly leaks to organized crime, with corruption extending through city offices and demanding subpoenas遭 blocked.
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New York City
Victor P. Hakim
Bureau of
NYC Human Resources Administration
Hakim
Queens District Attorney’s Office
Nyc
Robert Wortham
Police Department
United States Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
General Accounting Office
Benjamin Civiletti
Congress
HUD
CETA
ADC
The
Indianapolis Star
A cynical plan to stem Haitian immigration explodes in print
Ashley Cooper critiques U S policy after Haitian refugee deaths off Florida. He jokes about a U S Haiti speakers bureau and lists controversial topics from civil rights to welfare and corporate fault. He warns about backlash if Americans hear the discourse. A Charleston reader shares a harsh baseball prep list for a future pro.
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Ashley Cooper
United States
Florida
Powers-That-Be
Washington
Haiti
Doc Duvalier
U.S
Gloria Steinem
Bella Abzug
Ronald Reagan
Ralph Nader
Baby Doc
North Charleston
Realism Returns to Campuses and Education Debate
A discussion of realism in universities as Barzun argues education has lost its knowable core. The NYRB essays critique secondary schooling, teaching decline, and the push for social relevance over traditional curricula, warning of social disintegration without shared moral learning.
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Washington
New York Review of Books
NYRB
Jacques Barzun
Barzun
Columbia University
America
Ben
Barzum
J.M. Cameron
University of Toronto
Cameron
Homer
Dear Dr Graham Christ changes every area of life
A reader asks how faith alters life. The reply says Jesus cares about all areas, you become a new creation, and God’s love reshapes self view toward others and toward God. The Holy Spirit instills love for needy people and for those without Christ, centering life on a personal relationship with God.
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DR. Graham
Jesus
Christ
W.W
Jesus Christ
God
Tokenism and Those Spurned Susan B Anthony Dollars
A historical critique of the Susan B Anthony dollar design and its failure to gain public acceptance. The piece notes the coin’s obverse features with Susan B Anthony and the moon landing on the reverse, its small size and lack of silver content, production costs, and the 520 million coins left in storage. It discusses attempts to revive the coin under Carter and Reagan administrations and suggests possible uses as transit tokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony
Federal Reserve
Monticello
Anthony
Frank Gasparro
Ms. Anthony
United States
Las Vegas
Donna Pope
Reagan
Pace
Sandra Day O’connor
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A. B. Cubbedge
Sue 5. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Smarye A. Whisenant
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rullend Drive
5. C
Billy Graham
By Smith Hempstone
Abraham Lincoln
Stella H. Sims
Carter
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