Economy and privacy in the 2012 outlook
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a flat jobless trend with 12.7 million seeking work and June adds only 80,000 jobs amid uncertain growth. It cites the Eurozone slowdown, China and Brazil cooling, and looming fiscal cliff as drags on hiring. Obama and Romney offer no new solutions. Public cellphone privacy concerns rise as NYT reports 1.3 million government data requests last year.
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Finney County budget debate and zoo column breeze in paper
Online reader comments criticize proposed budget cuts claiming more crime with fewer cops and attorneys and question impeachment of a county commissioner. In the same edition Whitney Buchman writes From Zoo to You about monitoring how much girls move daily after a new program at Lee Richardson Zoo.
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We can’t go back to the future in television
Timothy Karr argues that the rise of online video challenges cable monopolies and data caps, urging defense of an open Internet. He notes Comcast and Time Warner Cable plans to limit access and favor their own content, risking a return to gatekeeper control.
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Remembering Doug Marlette five years on
Kathleen Parker honors the memory of Doug Marlette Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist novelist and playwright who died in a car crash between Memphis and Oxford Mississippi. She reflects on his sharp wit humane culture and enduring impact on public discourse while noting his works including In Your Face The Bridge and Magic Time and his skepticism of national political figures.
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John Stossel's program argues for private efficiency over government
The piece reviews Stossel's Government, Incorporated and its focus on private industry delivering services cheaper and better than government. Governor Mitch Daniels cites a large surplus and toll-road privatization. Amtrak subsidies persist despite losses, while freight rail privatization lowers costs. The column champions results over sound bites.
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