Arlington burial scandal echoes money in politics
Our Opinion argues that political contributions tainted Arlington National Cemetery burials. M Larry Lawrence, ambassador to Switzerland, may have gained an Arlington spot via Democratic donations without verifiable Merchant Marine service, prompting calls to reevaluate his grave status if proven false. The piece notes no direct plot-for-donation trade but links funds to recognition.
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Tax money creates jobs at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
The Carnegie Mellon study analyzes a $400 million public subsidy plan to revive Kvaerner USA shipbuilding at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. It assumes six vessels annually and rising city wage tax revenues, projecting 8,100 jobs by 2002 and 13,800 by 2017, with total employment reaching 8,100 by 2002 and 13,800 by 2017, while raising questions about opportunity costs and better uses for public funds.
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Daily News
Clinton pledges better neighbor role to Washington
President Clinton told District of Columbia residents on Sunday that the national government should be a better neighbor to the city. In New York a ton of bricks fell from a Madison Avenue building on Sunday afternoon, showering a street with debris and injuring a child. a cook at Checkerboard Gourmet described the scene as sounding like a car crash.
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Ray Bermudez
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Freeh
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Times
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Washington One
Gasoline Prices Decline Amid Oversupplied System
Petroleum analyst Trilby Lundberg says the national average price for gasoline fell slightly over the last two weeks. The decline continues a long term trend of lower pump prices as the distribution system remains oversupplied.
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Residents urge DEP action over Farmers Cheese odor issues
Joseph Bretz of New Wilmington argues the Meadville DEP ignored citizen complaints about odors from Farmers Cheese wastewater plants, cites missed air and water testing, lax fines, and重大 violations. He credits Milk Marketing Inc. improvements and urges community input to DEP and EPA offices for cleaner land air and water.
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Judy Hruska
New Castle News
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DEP
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Frank LaGrotta
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Rick Santorum
Arlen Specter
Philadelphia
EPA
Agnes Schafer
Nango River
Cleveland
Joseph W. Bretz
Campaign finance reform seems doomed this century
In early December 1997 a columnist argues reform efforts wobble toward hopelessness. He cites polls on political thinking, Reno's decision on a special prosecutor, and editorials by the Times and Post. He notes conflict of interest as a politics theme, Common Cause figures, soft money trends, and a 94 percent House incumbency re election rate.
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Clinton
Gore
New York Times
Freeh
Washington Post
Reno
Ann McBride
Common Cause
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Gerald Seib
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Wall Street Journal
Charles Mack
Seib
Furloughs Threaten Privacy Prompt Letter Response
A reader objects to subcontracting vital records work at the Division of Vital Records citing privacy risks. The letter notes photocopying confidential certificates and sending them to an outside vendor for data entry, threatening exposure of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, and divorce records. The taxpayer urges keeping processing in house to protect personal medical information.
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Letters to the Editor on Vital Records outsourcing
A New Castle News letter argues against privatizing vital records work noting confidentiality, data verification, and job cuts in a depressed region. The author, John A Ross RD4 New Castle, alongside 52 signatories, contends state governance should ensure quality service and data security despite a $500 million surplus claim.
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