Medicare nightmare plan sparks health care fear
William Rusher warns that congressional lobbying and a Clinton health care proposal will harm the elderly by reducing funding for health care and research, leading to rationing, lower quality care, and possible premature deaths under a broader universal health plan.
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Weer Mae
American Association of Retired Persons
Washington
Clintons
Milton Friedman
Sahara
California
New York
Amstelveen
Netherlands
Amsterdam
U.S
Sen. Bigmouth
Clinton
Kevorkian
Mexico's Salinas revolution shapes Mexico's fate
Clifford May argues Salinas de Gortari's technocratic reforms cut inflation, privatize firms, and open markets while Chiapas remains impoverished. He notes a competitive election, PRI's tarnished image, and a PRD challenge that could derail progress toward Canada-like development or steer Mexico toward Nicaragua-like underdevelopment.
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Canada
Manana
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Salinas
PRI
Chiapas
PRD
Revolutionary Democratic Party
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
Nicaragua
Back-room politics stain Navajo aid hearing
Arizona State Senator Bev Herman describes leaving a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on a 7 million Navajo Nation aid bill to expose what she calls back-room dealing. She accuses leaders of rewarding voucher supporters with lucrative districts, notes the early adjournment blocked her bill and others, and apologizes to Navajo people and Sen. Henderson. She insists the aim was to expose dirty tricks and promote bipartisanship.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Greene
Flagstaff
Tucson
James Henderson
Sen. Henderson
Freddie at the Armory A winter night encounter with a wanderer seeking help
A retired teacher recalls Freddie, a restless youth at Mesa’s armory shelter. They discuss math as Freddie faces altered medicine and a map to a better future, but Freddie vanishes and leaves questions about permanent aid for the homeless and their education.
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Mesa
Freddie
Empry
Freddies
Burns blocks Success by Six bill hurting Arizona children
Critics urge Rep. Bob Burns to advance HB 2279 to save thousands of children in Arizona. They warn the bill's delay risks reducing support for early childhood programs and press lawmakers and citizens to demand a committee report.
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Bob Burns
Glendale
Arizona
Decriminalize Drugs to Curb Crime Say Readers
Cecil Moore of Queen Creek argues that drug decriminalization would reduce crime and prison crowding by treating only violent acts as crimes. The Tribune invites public letters with name, signature, date, and contact details.
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U.S
America
the Tribune
P.O
Mesa
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