When Protectionism Backfires in Hiring Rules
A Virginia newspaper editor laments complex nondiscrimination hiring rules that limit employers from asking key questions on applications. He compares labor rules to sports betting transparency, argues age and arrest records inquiries are essential, and warns rules push employers toward automation, harming minority workers.
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Virginia
Alexandria
Trade Association
Tan
Global Cooling Trends Hint at Harsh Climate Shift
World weather patterns show droughts, blizzards, and storms as scientists debate causes. Data indicate a long term global cooling since 1945 with potential impacts on food, shelter, and welfare. Researchers discuss man made pollution sunspot cycles orbital wobble and ocean atmosphere interactions as drivers of climate change.
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Washington
Hubert H. Lamb
University of East Anglia
Great Britain
India
China
Kenya
Bolivia
Equator
United States
Reid Bryson
University of Wisconsin
Bryson
Tropics
Scotland
North Pacific
Walter C. Roberts
The
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Jerome Namias
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
George
Helena Kukla
Columbia University
The White House Tour Through A Fractured Era
A Washington observer describes a Whitereported tour of the White House showing dwindling crowds amid energy and trust anxieties. The piece mixes personal anecdotes of lines and rooms with reflections on presidents, expenses, and the meaning of public property in a turbulent era.
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Tra Berrow
Washington
White
16Th Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
17Th
Pennsylvania
J. W. Lee
Whit House
Denver
Kansas
White House
America the Beautiful
Nixon
Taft
Red Room
Green Room
John Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin Roosevelt
Great White Mansion
Free
Cal
A Choice: Austerity Or Human Chaos in World Mood
Twenty years after rising expectations, global optimism gave way to class consciousness and consumerist aims shaped by Americanization. Energy shortages, famine risk for Fourth World nations, and political upheaval spark exploration of austerity versus social instability.
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French Communist Party
Louis Aragon
Sri Lanka
Ceylon
London
United Kingdom
First Scod
Northern Ireland
Wales
Italy
Israel and McLeod Case Echoes In Lebanon War Debate
National Whirligig reviews a note on international law and history, comparing Israel's Lebanon raids to the Carolina versus McLeod case. It recounts 1837 Canadian insurrection arms smuggling, Durfee's death on New York soil, McLeod’s arrest, and Webster's dual role as diplomat and de facto counsel as the case risked war.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Israel
Lebanon
Great ‘Britain
Carolina
New York State
McLeod
Canada
Niagara River
Durfee
S.S. Caroline
Niagara Falls
Alexander McLeod
U.S. Department of State
Atlantic
Daniel Webster
London
Webster
New York
New York Court of Appeals
William H. Seward
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