Washington budget debate fails to address real concerns
An economist at the Economic Policy Institute criticizes both parties for chasing caps and surplus rhetoric. He argues spending beyond caps, misleading scorekeeping, and a misused Social Security surplus threaten domestic programs and economic security. He points to rising poverty and welfare reform failures while urging focus on education health care and the environment.
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Center On Budget and
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Tribute to Juanita New as Helping Hands founder
Obituary note honors Juanita Hubbard New who founded Helping Hands in 1973 and led its growth from eight to over 40 children. She served as house mother and executive director for a decade and later led New Transition Homes. She died October 31 at 60, leaving many children grateful for her care.
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Helping Hands
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York Street
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Juanita Hubbard New
David Derrick
Juanita New
John Elliott
New
South Carolina
Oglethorpe County
Georgia
Sandy Springs Road
Clinton pushes plan to lower Medicare drug costs
President Clinton targets high prescription drug prices for seniors and proposes a government study on drug costs. He favors private mass purchases and a government backed managed care network to control Medicare expenses. The proposal includes incentives for seniors to join privately run HMOs with drug benefits.
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Clinton
Medicare
Health Care Financing Administration
Dow Jones index faces bias says Edina advisor
An economic adviser from Pope Investment Economics in Edina argues the Dow Jones Industrial Average is biased and not a pure market index. He notes periodic replacements of laggards with rising firms like Microsoft and Intel and proposes his own No. 1 stock index, the Pope One, as an alternative.
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Edina
Minn
Dow Jones & Co
Microsoft
Intel
SBC Communications
Home Depot
Charles H. Dow
DJIA
Dow
Wall Street Journal
Pope Investment Economics Inc
Edina, Minn
Blair Witch project filmmakers in New York create interactive ad
Stanley Crouch notes Chelsea Pictures interactive Thru-Line unit hires young moviemakers to craft TV ads that tell stories. The Blair Witch team and Todd Solondz aim to humanize advertising, using Internet dialogue and narrative to connect products with viewers in a changing media landscape.
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New York
Thru-Line
Chelsea Pictures
Todd Solondz
Jeanine Pepler
Blair Witch” Boys
Solondz
Heathen standard webo letters to editor
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Aiken Standard. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor at the newspaper box in Aiken South Carolina or sent by email or fax as noted. All letters are subject to editing and condensing.
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Aiken Standard
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S.C
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