Editor argues for fair treatment in Title IX guidelines
The Gazette urges support for the U S Department of Education guidelines as a clarification that strengthens Title IX. It argues that the rules promote fairness in athletics without quotas, noting a model survey to gauge interest and requiring proof only when needs are unmet.
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U.S. Department of Education
Harkins Farm Bill Aims At Agribusiness Donors
Dennis T. Avery notes Sen. Tom Harkin pursues a new farm bill favoring large growers and nonfarm spending. He cites previous subsidies reaching 30 billion dollars and argues WTO pressure may push freer farm trade, while CRP style programs offer votes and funding amid debates over green payments and biofuel subsidies.
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Tom Harkin
Harkin
Senate Agriculture Committee
America
Congressional Agriculture Committees
Iowa
World Trade Organization
WTO
U.S
Europe
Feds
CRP
Biometric futures and the risks to personal identity
Futurist Paul Saffo warns that biometric ID systems for DNA prints iris scans and fingerprints threaten privacy. He notes mass DNA testing projects and real time pathogen scans abroad while arguing crime proof DNA is fiction and calls for system wide policy and tech fixes.
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Mr. Witherspoon
Department of Motor Vehicles
Tijuana
Truro
Mass
Baton Rouge
Miami
FBI
Starbucks
Scott Turow
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