Bush Plan for Social Security Shows No Solvency Fix
The administration touts private accounts as a solution, but a senior official admits they would have a net neutral effect on the system’s finances. Private accounts would require deep cuts and an annuity, eroding the money left to heirs, with little guaranteed protection for survivors.
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Middletown Journal Staff Roster and Roles
The Middletown Journal lists its leadership with Edwina Blackwell Clark as Publisher, aT 4 M. David Goodwin as Editor, and Michael Williams as Editorial Page Editor.
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Blue-Ribbon Task Force Falls Short of Overhaul
Excerpts from Ohio editorials note Gov Taft's 2003 Blue Ribbon Task Force failed to overhaul school funding. The panel urged changes but relied on local property taxes and levies, while gaps in wealth and education persist. Public records reform via HB 9 gains urgency with support from AG Petro and House leadership.
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Ohio Supreme Court
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Canton
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Ohio faces hard budget choices amid looming fiscal reckoning
The Columbus Dispatch argues Ohio must choose between expansive services or lower taxes as lawmakers craft the biennial budget. The piece warns the tax system is archaic and spending unsustainable, urging reforms now while noting crisis can spur opportunity. It also calls for independent handling of UN oil-for-food probes to protect credibility.
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Social Security in the national reform spotlight
President Bush used the State of the Union to push major changes to Social Security. The plan aims to overhaul the retirement system long viewed as stuck in 1930s operations, courting debate over urgency and political risk.
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State of the Union
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Poll shows generation gap in views on freedoms
A recent poll finds only about half of high school students support newspapers publishing without government approval and over a third say the First Amendment goes too far. The piece laments a widening gap between forefathers’ freedoms and today’s youth.
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America
Hillary's 3-Continents Feat Elevates Senate Bid
Margaret Carlson of Time magazine notes Hillary Rodham Clinton outpaces rivals with a rapid East Wing to Senate ascent, shaping a centrist posture on abortion and health policy. The piece contrasts her strategy with party foes, highlights her prayer breakfast presence and Armed Services Committee role, and hints at Bill Clinton's UN bid as a potential political counterplay.
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