Lone Eagles seek new life as quiet revolution grows
Philip Burgess of the Center for the New West describes Lone Eagles, free-lance professionals leaving cities for small towns or rural areas. The group includes writers, analysts, brokers, attorneys, and others who use telecoms to stay connected. They tend to midlife, middle class, with $200000 plus net worth, choosing nesting places before committing and integrating into local communities. The trend signals a major lifestyle shift driven by telecommunications and the West’s quality of life.
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One Eagles
America
Lone Eagles
Aspen
Palm Springs
Jackson Hole
Telluride
Brush
Montrose
Durango
Superior
Neb
Rapid City
S.D
Bend
Ore
Bozeman
Mont
Pocatello
Idaho
Library Board
Civic Association Board
Clinton health plan risks rationing under HMO model
The critique argues Clinton's plan would push toward managed care with HMO gatekeepers pressuring doctors, rationing care by age and cost, and devaluing treatments for nonstandard cases. It cites utilization review, report cards, and potential bribery penalties, warning that minority needs would be favored over the majority. Paul Craig Roberts is named as Institute for Political Economy chair.
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Clinton
Hmos
Kaiser Permanente
Canada
Ontario
Breaking of the Covenant: IBM downsizing era hits workers hard
Jim Johnston and others laid off by IBM voice sorrow for late career workers who played by the rules. The author, a 51 year old former Narragansett Times employee, recalls blue collar roots, education, sacrifice, and a failed promise that hard work and ethics secure stable jobs amid corporate downsizing and offshoring. The piece laments the word downsizing and questions what message this sends to younger generations about education and commitment.
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Jim Johnston
International Business Machines Corp
Johnston
Narragansett Times
Wakefield
ABC
Brown University
Rhode Island College
Amar Bs
Mexico
Basic schools vs innovative systems debate highlights aims
Linda Madryk argues against the 1991 push for technology driven reform, praising traditional basic schools. She contrasts new innovative schools with basic, teacher centered models emphasizing discipline, high expectations, and solid foundations in the 3 R's. Madryk cites Franklin Elementary in Mesa as an example of strict, low-crime learning. She concludes Tempe resident Madryk prefers schools as learning centers over change agents.
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Bush
America
Franklin
Mesa
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