No Free Rides Theme Shapes 1994 editorial shift
The piece argues 1994 should mark a return to personal responsibility with government steering reform. It cites New Year cab company freebies ending and MADD’s stance as symbols, while noting 1987 misery indicators like foster care and teen births rising. It sees cautious signs of cultural and policy change, despite pain.
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Cheryl Lester
Madd’s Valley
Dorothy Mann
Philadelphia
Clinton
Dan Quayle
Murphy Brown
Arizona for a Healthy Future proposes 40 cent cigarette tax
The group files to place a November 1994 initiative on the ballot to add a 40 cent per pack tax, funding tobacco education and disease research while aiming to deter teens. Critics say the plan is punitive, lacks specifics, and may not curb teen smoking or fund uninsured care, with tribal tax-free sales complicating impact.
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Arizona For A Healthy Future
Matthew G. Madonna
America
Arizona
Tragedy in Bosnia and Europe’s failing resolve
Anthony Lewis argues the 1990s aggression in Bosnia exposes a Europe ready to redefine the state by religion and ethnicity. Serb leaders aim to carve divided territories, threatening Sarajevo’s cosmopolitan heritage. Western powers stall, offering fragmented peace while Bosnians endure bombardment and exile in a world that ignores their fate.
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Europe
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Milosevic
U.N
Croatia
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Pontius Pilate
Clinton
Time and temper in the new year reflections
In these first days of the new year, reflect on precious moments and slowing down. The essay contrasts clocks and haste with mindful living, citing the U S Naval Master Clock and a Hasidic tale. Rabbi Nahman urges looking up at the sky and savoring the present over constant rushing.
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Stephen Ed
Ie Lane
U. S. Naval
Kendrick
Berkshire
N.Y
Louvre
Paris
Nahman
Bratslav
Haikel
Rabbi
Rabbi Nahman
Lestie Y. Gutterman
Temple Beth-El
Providence
R.I
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