Editorial Board consensus on First Amendment rights
The column clash presents the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board's view on the core First Amendment freedoms. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas A Colley are listed among the paper's governance, underscoring the article's authority and editorial stance.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Editorial Calls Amendment 1 for Pension Stocks
An editorial urges a yes vote on Amendment 1 to let West Virginia invest up to 60 percent of pension funds in stocks over time. It argues current bond-only investing hurts funding for teachers, state troopers, public employees, and judges, urging decisive action to reduce debt and free funds for roads and schools.
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West
West Virginia
South Carolina
David Gardner
State Investment Management Board
Presidents Vacation Habits Contrast With Clinton
AP analysis notes presidents blend work with leisure or take quiet retreats. Clinton’s Martha’s Vineyard trip produced no major pending actions, while past leaders like Eisenhower Kennedy Nixon Reagan Bush and Coolidge mixed duty with respite, with Bush and Clinton showing differing approaches to vacation work and public tasks.
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Ashington
Clinton
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Barry Torv
Amtrak
White House
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Ronald Reagan
California
Santa Barbara
George Bush
Kennebunkport
Maine
Kuwait
Washington
Tory
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Reagan
Bush
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Clintons
Boston
St. Thomas
Calvin Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Letters to the Editor on Rain and Forest Growth
A reader argues that daily rain and ongoing forest growth outpace human efforts to remove trees. The letter suggests nature’s pace dwarfs man’s capability to deplete forests, emphasizing the resilience of forests amid ongoing environmental pressures.
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Amazon Rain Forest
Amazon Rain Forest Wars Over Environment Facts
A reader disputes claims about Amazon rainforest destruction, arguing vast forest cover remains and roads are absent. The letter reflects frustration with media assertions, concerns about consumer marketing pressure, and critiques of bankruptcy as a common solution to debt.
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Amazon Rain Forest
Brazil
Lawmaker's plan would pay legal fees for acquitted Congress members
The proposal by Rep. Murtha would require the Justice Department to cover legal costs for any member of Congress investigated and later acquitted. It aims to counter government pressure on lawmakers, inspired by past probes including Rep. McDade, but faces opposition as a self serving entitlement.
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Justice Department
Congress
Murtha
Abscam
Martha
U.S. Justice Department
Gary Ruskin
Congressional Accountability Project
Capitol Hill
John Murtha
D-Pa
Joe McDade
R-Pa
McDade
House Appropriations Committee
House
Bud Shuster
Boston Globe
Shuster
Massachusetts
White House
Clinton
Vince Foster
Alfonso D’amato
R-N.y
UPS strikes build floors for Teamsters union impact
A UPS settlement highlights unions' role in raising wage and benefit floors for both union and non union workers. Teamsters leader Carey and AFL CIO chief Sweeney frame the deal as a wake up call for corporate America and a model for broader organizing across industries and employers.
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Ashington
Teamsters
United Parcel Service
UPS
Kennedy
Ron Carey
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
Carey
Federal Express
Sweeney
America
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New Mexico