Iowa editorial argues for pay bonus flexibility for agency heads
The Gazette editorial defends bonuses totaling about 221000 paid to 19 state agency leaders since May argues competitive salaries attract and retain top officials. It critiques legislative caps and calls for transparency, urging directors to explain pay sources and consider returning bonuses if seen as extra leverage with lawmakers.
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Tom Vilsack
Fortune Magazine
U.S
Business Week
Vilsack
Christopher Rants
Midwest
Iowa
Inhofe warns global warming bill will cost jobs and hit the poor
Sen. James M. Inhofe argues against a Lieberman McCain climate bill likened to Kyoto. He cites EIA and CBO estimates claiming GDP would fall by 507 billion dollars from 2003 to 2025, electricity prices would rise steeply, and low income households would be hardest hit. He disputes scientific links to warming and notes minimal potential temperature reductions.
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U.S
Clinton
Capitol Hill
Joe Lieberman
D-Conn
John McCain
R-Ariz
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Department of Energy
EIA
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
America
Tom Mullen
Cleveland Catholic Charities
Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
Australia keeps low profile role in Iraq post war
Australia signals no larger military contribution to postwar security in Iraq while maintaining a strong allied stance with the United States. Prime Minister John Howard emphasizes existing duties in East Timor and Solomon Islands, framing Australia as America’s regional deputy sheriff amid post 9/11 global tensions.
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Geoff Kitney
Newsday
Iraq
Australia
Washington
U.S
John Howard
United States
East Timor
Howard
America
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Indonesia
Bali
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Britain
Bush
Janette
Crawford
Texas
South Pacific
Crayola at 100 Years Celebrates a Colorful Legacy
The piece recalls Binney & Smith of Easton Pennsylvania creating the original box of eight Crayola crayons a century ago and how changes in color names mirrored social progress. It notes Crayola’s enduring market presence, the shift from toxic to safe art supplies, and the evolution to 120 colors with blue remaining the favorite.
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Binney & Smith
Easton
Pennsylvania
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