Broadcast time bank for campaigns proposed by FCC chief
The idea would give broadcasters a fixed amount of free campaign air time and tax credits to offset costs. Critics say it would turn into taxpayer subsidies for political ads and distort public funding. The editorial urges rejecting the plan as votes loom and public costs rise.
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Reed Hundt
Federal Communications Commission
Hundt
FCC
Congress
National Association of Broadcasters
DOS for Dummies helps IDG publish broad guide series
An AP report notes IDG Books Worldwide popularized easy reference manuals starting with DOS for Dummies. The firm now offers about 230 titles including guides to wines and the Internet, while rivals push The Complete Idiot's Guides.
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Eference Publishing
Associated Press
John Kilcullen
IDG Books
Kilcullen
Wall Street
Midwest exporters rose without a depreciating dollar
Senior economists Jack L. Hervey and William A. Strauss of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago contend that Midwest manufacturing gained export competitiveness despite an appreciating real dollar. They argue a 1980s dollar blip and regional market factors, not a depreciating dollar, drove the rebound and note Midwest exports heavily rely on Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
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Jack L. Hervey
William A. Strauss
Chicago
Midwest
Bretton Woods
United States
Canada
Mexico
Japan
U.S
United Kingdom
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Fed
Bridge News
Knight- Ridder/Tribune Information Services
Keep ban on leaf burning in Linn County persists
Gregory D. Slager of the Linn County Health Department argues against reinstating leaf burning. He cites health risks from smoke, potential hospitalizations, costs to fire services, and federal air quality rules under SIP and NAAQS. He notes penalties and non attainment status affecting industry and funding, urging alternative cleanup efforts.
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Eaf
Linn County
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Marion
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Iowa
United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Metro
Gregory D. Slager
Linn County Health Department
Ebonics uproar prompts Oakland school language plan
Gregory Kane protests Oakland Unifieds move to recognize Black English or Ebonics as a primary language. He argues curriculum, standards, and parental priorities shape Black students performance more than language. He cites statistics and asserts cultural attitudes, not system fixes, hinder progress.
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Gregory Kaneust
California
Africa
Oakland School
Oakland
W.E.B. DuBois
Paul Robeson
Martin Luther King Jr
Frederick Douglass
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Ee Hladky
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Gregory Kane
Baltimore Sun
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
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