Junkets by Congress Feed Foreign Hospitality and Taxpayer Cost
Washington watchdogs detail how members of Congress travel abroad on junkets funded by foreign governments. Legislators visit Venezuela, Brazil, and China, among others, sometimes with travel and lodging paid by host states or foundations. They then support foreign aid and favorable policies, potentially violating constitutional prohibitions on emoluments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
House Agriculture Committee
Venezuela
Viasa Airlines
Tamanaco
Caracas
Bob Poage
D-Tex
Joseph Vigorito
D-Pa
Frank Denholm
D-S.d
Wiley Mayne
A-lowa
John Rarick
Dla
Bob Price
R-Tex
LaMar Baker
Rtenn
David Bowen
D-Miss
U.S
Debate over House Bill 376 to split large school districts
Opinion piece questions a Harrisburg bill allowing municipalities to vote to stay in merged districts or form separate ones. It notes the political timing near elections and discusses equity, representation, and costs, referencing East Polecat Valley and past Corry Area Jointure debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
East Polecat Valley
What is the Law A Reader Q and A on Social Security and wills
The column answers that moving to another state does not jeopardize Social Security payments. It also confirms a married woman can will her own estate without her husband’s input, though a surviving husband may elect to take a share. The piece outlines that a person eighteen or older with sound mind may dispose of real and personal property by will. It cites a local newspaper masthead and lists officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boondocks
New York City
Thomas
The Pig's Diet explained by a man who loves food
A humorous self help piece promoting a fat friendly satire of dieting. The narrator champions eating large amounts while avoiding counting calories, recounts personal meals and family habits, and hints at a weight loss from 184 to 172 pounds with a goal of 167. He quips about the lifestyle, jokes about family dynamics, and invites readers to join the playful quest while acknowledging health risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fat Lady
Almanac nostalgia and quirky weather lore from old farmers
A breezy reminiscence on the Old Farmer's Almanac with jokes about July 13 predictions and nostalgia for earlier eras. It notes weather lore, outdated items once listed in almanacs, reader letters, and humorous anecdotes about inflation and services, praising the almanac's plain indicators like the wooly bear caterpillar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almanac
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Washington
Congress
Ceylon
Sweden
China
Paris
Riyadh
By Jack Anderson
House Agriculture
Brazil
Poage
Frank Stufflefield
D-Ky
William Wampler
R-Va
George Goodling
R-Pa
John Zwach
R-Minn
D Jones
D-Tenn
Dawson Mathis
Dga
Jerry Litton
D-Mo
Mao Tse-tung
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
John Sparkman
Dala
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Henry Jackson
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Thomas Morgan
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
John McFall
D-Calif
Jerry Pettis
R-Calif
Peter Frelinghuysen
R-N.j
William Maillard
William Broomfield
Barbara Jordan
Chiang Kai-shek
Bob McClory
R-Iil
Bob Leggett
Floyd Spence
Rs.c
Taiwan
Ralph Vandervort
Senate Space Committee
Meh
Warnal
Atl
Corry
Corny Evening Journal
West South Street
Geroge R
William 5. Eaton
Joan McLaughlin
Fayeman
United States Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
Senate
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scot
United States
Joseph P. Vigarita
Cannon House
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
R. Budd Dwyer
Assembly
Momma
Jim Bishop
Caesar Augustus
Gene Kroll
Milton Goldstandt
Tom Ferris
Old Farmer's Almanac
William Underwood
Harlow Shapley
Copernicus
Robert B. Thomas
Ferris
Kroll
Bishop's Pigs
Fellas
By Bill Eaton
America
Nashua
N.H
F.C. Crawford
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