Mulroney appoints Stan Waters to Senate
Prime Minister Mulroney named Stan Waters to the Senate, a move hailed by Reform and Triple E supporters as a breakthrough after eight months of Western frustration with Senate reform. Alberta's Don Getty echoed the victory as a political boost for both men amid regional pressure and evolving provincial elections for nominees.
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Ottawa
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Getty
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Bert Brown
Brown
Triple E
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Manitoba
Gary Filmon
B.C
Bill Vander Zalm
Senate Reform
Peter McCormick
West
McCormick
University of Lethbridge
Meech Lake
Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party
Latchkey Kids Signal Changing American Childhood
The piece notes a shift from milk and cookies to latchkey children as 1990s families increasingly rely on working mothers and at least one parent absent. It cites a House plan expanding tax credits, funding state child care subsidies, and establishing all-day Head Start, aiming to help 10 million latchkey children with before and after school programs in schools.
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Scripps Howard News Service
Harris
House of Representatives
New Yorkers Board Train With Eight Foot Ladder
A pair of women from Mississippi and Georgia argued with a Connecticut train attendant over a non collapsible eight foot ladder. The attendant refused entry citing safety rules, they persisted and finally boarded with the ladder as they had paid for tickets. The scene highlights New York City grit and blunt authority.
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Colquitt
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Money and Moxie in a New York City Town House Tale
A travelogue portrait of Margie, a sophisticated wire service reporter, who returns to New York from Jackson Mississippi seeking city life. She blends subway maps, Central Park lore, and Statue of Liberty views with chic shopping, elegant apartments, and a private retreat from the crush of five boroughs.
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Manitoba leaders haunted by old Meech Lake complaints
Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs and NDP chief Gary Doer face renewed criticism as they defend backing Meech Lake concessions. They blame threats and pressuring tactics, arguing Ottawa and media curtailed their proposals while promising to take the deal to public hearings.
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Southam News
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Manitoba
Meech Lake
Carstairs
Quebec
Filmon
Chris Dunn
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