Teachers suffer combat fatigue from school violence
Toronto AP report states psychiatrists call inner city teacher injuries “combat neurosis” with token reforms. In California, workers’ comp often refuses psychic injury claims without court action, while Los Angeles and Philadelphia districts show limited responses. Experts urge stronger support, prep, and routine teacher rotations to reduce morale loss and attrition.
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Richard Salius
Toronto
Canada
Abed M. Bloch
Bloch
California
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Paul Kantack
Vietnam
Side judges challenge Rutland court power in Vermont
In Rutland County Vermont two elderly side judges overruled the presiding judge and halted a state plan, then evicted the regional jail and held an unsupervised court session. The Vermont Supreme Court ordered pay suspension and may set new rules while the judges vow to defend their authority.
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Rutland
Vermont
Udge
Rutland County
Frederick Elwert
Michael Brown
Elwert
Mr. Brown
Rutland Side
Brown
Somone
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Municipal furnaces eyed as energy saver amid high costs
U.S. scientists at Brookhaven call district heating a potential $ billions oil saver but warn the huge initial installation cost will limit early adoption. The study notes common municipal furnaces could cut foreign oil dependence if widely used, but expense remains a barrier.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton
New York
Science Magazine
John Karkheck
James Powell
Edward Beardsworth
U.S
Karkheck
Reuter
Budget brinkmanship and a tax funded budget plan
In Harrisburg an exchange on state finances frames Gov Shapp's budget as a test of whether taxes will rise. A House Democrat predicts a balanced budget by June 20 as welfare outlays and revenue shape the next fiscal year, amid debate over district heating studies financed by HUD and the potential role of government in city utilities.
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Senate
House of Lords
Ash
House
Lords
Ashley
Shapp
Jim Manderino
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
St Charles
Maryland
Washington
The Goody Basset House Ghosts of Stratford 1850
Stratford records a haunted tale at Phelps House starting March 1850. Reverend Eliakim Phelps and family found rooms filled with dummies and eerie phenomena blamed on spirits or Goody Basset. The mansion later hosted a nursing home, burned in 1973, leaving only photos of a mysterious hooded figure and whispered legends.
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Luise Putcamp Jr
Associated Press News
Eliakim Phelps
Elm Street
Stratford
Conn
Phelps House
Phelps
Ellen Olney Kirk
Gary
Goody Bassett
Carl Caserta
Casertas
Caserta
Elizabeth Whittaker
Monroe, Conn
Goody Basset
No-Interest Checking Debate Reconsidered by Congress
The New York Times argues that banning interest on checking accounts creates unfair subsidization and inefficiency. It notes 1993 congressional concerns about deposit competition and argues for paying interest while charging for services to reflect true costs. Regulation is seen as both stabilizing and wasteful in places.
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Congress
New York Times
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American Psychiatric Association
Sid
Fuegal
Fism
Ashley the Butler
America
Congressional
Milwaukee Journal
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