Editorial urges cutting red tape to aid California ports
The piece argues California harbors like Long Beach and Los Angeles boost the economy with about 110,000 linked jobs and an indirect $2.3 billion yearly impact. It urges repealing the inventory and unitary taxes, reducing permit delays, and trimming agency duplication to keep ports competitive and preserve gains in employment.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
California
Hase
State Commission On Economic Development
Oregon
Washington
James McJunkin
Long Beach Harbor
Fred B. Crawford
Senate Select Committee On Maritime Industry
McJunkin
Commission For Economic Development
Nevada
George Koppel
Brown
Coast Guard
Mervyn M. Byrnalty
Sunset laws slow growth of state agencies in California
The state fiscal analyst argues sunset laws fail to reduce agencies in most states, but the author counters that lawmakers, not the laws, bear responsibility. Sunset rules force annual agency termination reviews, spotlight inefficiencies, and could curb bureaucratic expansion by compelling legislators to justify continued existence to taxpayers. Public involvement remains limited, lobbying from vested interests grows, and overall bureaucracy persists. a sunset mechanism could brake growth and empower voters to demand action.
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Tice
California
Alabama
Colorado
Sacramento
Editorials on UFOs and the moon voyage of discovery
A December editorial argues against continuing UFO research without solid findings. Sydney Harris on Neil Armstrong defends speculation as the driver of progress, citing Columbus funding by Queen Isabella and noting that future benefits may arise from ongoing studies of extraterrestrials.
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U.S. Air Force
Sydney Harris
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Leonardo da Vinci
Copernicus
Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Rams and drag strip protests mix with local politics
A reader commends Rams players for charity work at Long Beach VA Hospital and advocates keeping Terminal Island Drag Strip open while criticizing Harbor Commission. The letter questions legal ethics, cites Chief Justice Burger, and urges scrutiny of local school boards and Dr. Guengerich’s leave amid budget concerns and community activism.
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NFL
Long Beach VA
L.A
Jerry Wilcox
Rams
Jack Youngblood
Larry Breaks
Rich Saul
Pat Haden
Bellfower
Lakewood
Bellflower Unified School District
Board of Education
Gendreau, Ward
Vermillion
L.A. County
Gendreau
Dr. Guengerich
Is Social Security a Ponzi style con game
Joan Beck reviews Stealing from the Rich by David McClintick, comparing the Home Stake swindle to social security critiques. The piece argues Social Security resembles a long term Ponzi in risk of funding gaps, notes historical worker to retiree ratios, and warns reforms may resemble tax hikes rather than true fraud.
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David McClintick
Tulsa
Robert Trippet
U.S
Congress
Pine Avenue Business Readies For Mixed-Use Shift
City official Phillips responds to Owens Jewelers 350 Broadway move to Garden Grove by signaling Pine Avenue will host a blend of secondhand shops empty storefronts a laundromat and bargain sales outlets. The long established business shows no interest in other ventures.
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Caulncilman Phillips
Mesars
Owens
350
Broadway
Garden Grove
O Tts
Pine Avenue
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United States
Burger
Bellflower Schools
Social Security
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Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Lines
Don Ohl
David Levinson
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