A Critique of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
A survey argues the CPSC is a chamber of horrors and inefficient, failing to notify manufacturers of new rules, producing vague regulations, pursuing numerous court cases, and wasting staff hours. It warns a new all powerful consumer protection agency could repeat the same bureaucratic missteps unless reform occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Protection Agency
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Chamber of Horrors
Equality Before The Law Ends Congressional Immunity
Police Chief Maurice J. Cullinane ends what he calls a misinterpretation of Article 1 Section 6, removing the immunity from arrest for Congress members except for felonies and breach of the peace. The move follows a long, unequal practice where lawmakers faced no criminal charges while ordinary citizens could be jailed. The piece argues equal treatment under Washington law and notes mixed reactions, including a defense of John Glenn and a jab at Jimmy Carter.
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Congress
Maurice J. Cullinane
Supreme Court
Capital Police Department
Washington
Cullinane
Mystery GOP Delegate Miz Sprinkle Picks A Wakeful Path
In Richmond Virginia the WI County Republican Committee backed Miz Eliza Sprinkle to run uncommitted for national delegate. The elderly voter, recalling the 19th Amendment and a lifetime of ballots, weighs candidates amid a heated party contest. She notes shifts in media coverage and public interest since the early 1900s.
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Richmond
NEA
WI County
Republican Committee
Miz
Eliza Sprinkle
Republican Party
GOP
Sede Sprinkle
Miz Sprinkle
Warren Harding
Deeratt
Lincoln
Harding
Hoover
Naxon
Sprinkle
Roosevelt
FDR
Jerry Ford
Ronald Reagan
New York
Teena Penne
Peck of Trouble From Two Gallons Of Gas
Four car crash on Ohio road ends in a sequential rear end collision, highlighting troubling government drift. The fragmentary report hints at broader commentary on policy and misfortune from the incident.
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Ohio
Just In Case A Federal Pollution Tale With Reagan Cartoon
A garbled historical report recounts gasoline leakage into Peterson Ditch and the Ottawa River, triggering Coast Guard action and a proposed civil penalty. The piece blends court-like notes, local accident details, and a Reagan era political spoof about the 1976 GOP race, ending with a mock script outline.
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Toledo
Peterson Ditch
Ottawa River
Maumee Bay
Lake Erie
United States
Larry Schultz
Gary L
Douglas Road
Beckholf
Michael E. Harok
Harok
Gogolin & Sons, Inc
David L. Egan
Egan
William D. Long
Harck
Beckhoff
Schultz
Fire Department
Coast Guard
James J. Gordon, Jr
Marine Safety Office
Rade
Lave Logan
Colin Var
C. J. Hoff
USCG
Gordon
Gil
Gogolin Heating Company
FWPCA
Octman
Gogolin
Elton E. Gogol, Jr
Ochman
Those Ships Again Tall ships visit ports to stir fascination
Readers and crews alike are drawn to the tall ships visiting our ports. The appeal lies in sea lore, historic craft, and scrimshaw. Visitors can explore watercraft, the Mariners Museum, and replica ships near Jamestown, where tales of endurance and leisure on deck come alive.
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England
Great Shipyard
Mariners Museum
Jamestown
Tower
Balancing Act or Fumble in Reagan Mondale Ticket Talk
Don Oakley analyzes the Kansas City tally and Reagan’s choice of Mondale as vice president. He argues liberal Republicans were not swayed, warns of alienating conservatives, and questions whether the ticket balances or merely throws away leverage against Carter. The piece critiques VP power and party dynamics in a tense election climate.
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Paul Laxalt
Citizens For
Ford
Reagan
Paul
Laxalt
Rowan Paul
Gerald Ford
John Sears
Citizens For Reagan
Connally
Richardson
Rockefeller
Jetliner
Tomorray
Spiro Agnew
Bill Miller
Pace Dick Nixon
Grand Rapids
Carter-Montale
Plains
Vance
Jimmy Carter
United States
Kansas City
Ronald
Pennsy Richard
Servences
Mississippi
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Democratic
John Nance Garner
Senate
Mhore
Pennsylvania
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Dad
John Glenn
Tom Tiede
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Ticomy Carter
Aga
Fritz Monxdale
Lynchburg News
Berry's
Don Oakley
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