Letters to the Gazette on Social Security returns
A reader argues the panel finding on Social Security risk is ignored by liberals. The letter criticizes private account proposals, compares 1.8 percent versus 5–6 percent returns, and calculates potential balances after 30 years under different investment options. It advocates a Bush Social Security plan.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
New York
No to oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be drilled for oil. The region holds critical wildlife including musk oxen caribou polar bears and many birds. Water use desalination waste and habitat disruption threaten the Coastal Plain calving grounds and overall ecosystem.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
America’s
Prudhoe Bay
Tobacco firm apologizes for harmful study in Czech Republic
The Gazette editorials criticized Philip Morris International for funding an Arthur D. Little International study claiming cost savings from smokers deaths in the Czech Republic. The Philip Morris response apologized for the project and pledged to learn from the mistake and promote responsible conduct.
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Philip Morris International
Arthur D. Little
Philip Morris Companies
Is prequel a needed neologism in English usage
Mary Alice questions the need for prequel as a new word sparked by a Hopkins film prequel claim. She notes etymology, contrasts with sequel, and cites American Heritage 1992. She also flags language in a Web site line and proposes simpler wording for residence hall terms.
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Mary Alice Ericson
Anthony Hopkins
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
Thomas Harris
Mary Alice
US Department of Public Safety
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