Media Blame Game Follows Enron Chief Lay Trial
Editorial notes critique of Kenneth Lay claiming media coverage caused Enron collapse, detailing his defense portraying himself as misled by others. It cites Fastow and Skilling, references USA Today comments, and questions responsibility for investor losses amid 2001 bankruptcy.
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Old Home Town in 1906 May Day Scenes and Gossip
From the Lawrence Daily World May 1 1906 a sketch of local life includes attendees arriving for the state Sunday School Convention with notes that sessions may steer church teaching. Gossips hint at Gov Hoch kissing allegations with no solid data. Prof Herbert Emerson funds a two story brick building on Adams Street planned as a restaurant and barber shop with a room for gatherings. A runaway girl from Edinora aged 16 is found but refuses to return home.
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Eudora
Romney health plan links to universal coverage push
Massachusetts aims to require residents to have health insurance by 2007 with subsidies for low income families. Romney restructures funding from hospital reimbursements to privatized private insurance subsidies and creates an insurance exchange to collect premiums and pay insurers, aiming for 30 to 35 percent cost savings and a $200 per month basic policy. The plan, bipartisan in reception, faces questions on enrollment, deductibles, and long term affordability.
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Windfall oil profits tax debate in Washington
Michael Kinsley argues against war profits taxes on oil firms. He notes oil prices rose from about 46 to over 70 a barrel, estimates windfall at roughly 25 extra dollars per barrel, totaling about 45 billion dollars annually for 150 million barrels per month. He says profits reflect market conditions, not productivity, and ties war costs to debt and casualties. He urges a targeted windfall tax rather than punitive measures.
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