Views on Iraq bombing pause without fanfare
An editorial argues Britain and the United States should halt air attacks on Iraq, urging the UN inspectors to begin work and urging clearer responses to Iraq’s questions about the new verification mission. It stresses sanctions harm civilians and calls for diplomacy over military action.
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London
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Council
U.N
Rail upgrade proposed to ease air travel delays
Transportation secretary Rodney Slater urged a Monday Washington summit with airline chiefs amid a dismal travel season marked by weather disruptions and labor unrest at United Airlines. With airline passenger loads rising toward 1 billion by 2010, officials propose accelerating regional passenger rail hubs and high speed service between major corridors, including a Midwest plan linking Chicago with Minneapolis-St Paul, St Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Cincinnati at an estimated 10 year, 4 billion cost.
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Dallas
Houston
Minnesota
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Chicago
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Detroit
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Fires Burn West as Crews Rally for Support
J.D. Coleman of Missoula Montana notes ongoing fires remain monitored due to lack of crews. On Monday reinforcements arrived while the West faces a chronic shortage of help to fight wildfires.
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J.D. Coleman
Missoula
Mont
New schools urged as Clinton announces education plan
President Clinton's administration says the nation will open to more than 53 million children this fall as new schools are needed and existing ones modernized in a broad education push across public and private sectors.
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Clinton
Rebels pledge peaceful stance during Clinton visit
Andres Paris, commander and spokesman for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, says leftist rebels who oppose U.S. ties to Colombia's military will not disrupt President Clinton's visit on August 30. He asserts guerrilla actions will not impede the trip.
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Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia
U.S
Clinton
Turn park road into a trail at McConnell's Mill State Park
Opinion piece urges Pennsylvania to convert Eckert Bridge Road in McConnell's Mill State Park into a walking trail. Proposes township maintenance, state funding shifts, and potential mining partnership with Quality Aggregates, raising questions on aesthetics, noise, dust, and long term road viability while promoting trail access and emergency access.
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McConnell’s Mill State Park
Pennsylvania
Departments of Community and Natural Resources and Transportation
Eckert
Breakneck
Slippery Rock Creek
Eckert Bridge
Slippery Rock Township
Perry Township
Penndot
Quality Aggregates Inc
Pittsburgh
Slippery Rock
Boards of Supervisors
Frank LaGrotta
Gerald LaValle
Mary Jo White
Crippen’s CBO view clashes with tax-cutting aims
Crippen, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, warns that large projected federal budget surpluses through 2010 are fragile. He says demographic forces erode the surplus and deficits could reappear if tax cuts and spending rise beyond policy projections. He urges paying down the debt to boost saving and investment and highlights future costs from Social Security and Medicare.
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Dan Crippen
Crippen
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Howard Baker
George W Bush
al Gore
House Budget Committee
Gore
Scripps Howard News Service
Resignations urged in Neshannock Township School District
The News urges resignations for the Neshannock Township School District board and leaders. It argues the current board, superintendent Ronald Mento, and assistant superintendent Dan Matsock should resign for not serving the electorate, questioning Mento's ability and leadership following controversy over football coach Frank Antuono’s record.
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Neshannock Township
Ronald Mento
Dan Matsock
Joseph Scungio
Mento
Neshannock
Frank Antuono
Readers letters criticize sports culture and skatepark needs
The letter writers urge better sportsmanship in high school athletics and condemn the handling of a coach. They defend Russ Bailey and call for lessons beyond winning. Another reader advocates a New Castle skate park to provide a safe area for skaters.
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New Castle News
New Castle
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