Opinion: New Castle Should Ban Open Burning
Our view urges New Castle to restrict open burning in residential areas due to health and safety risks. The council caucus discussed ban scope and practical alternatives, stressing enforcement and paper recycling to replace burning.
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New Castle
Fulkerson
James Manolis
Nick Majorano
Croatia vote sets stage for EU NATO bid in runoff
After Tudjman’s death Croatians elected a center left coalition and ousted the party from parliament. In the presidential race two candidates Mesic and Budisa head to a February 7 runoff, both pledging reforms and European NATO integration amid unemployment and corruption concerns.
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Balkans
Franjo Tudjman
West
Stipe Mesic
Drazen Budisa
Croatia
European Union
NATO
Europe
Slovenia
Clinton vows to pay off federal debt by 2013
President Clinton pledges to retire the government’s federally held debt totaling 3.6 trillion dollars by 2013. He emphasizes hard choices and a proven strategy guiding the plan.
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Clinton
Regulation Seizes New Powers on Foster Child Safety
Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala said the regulation marks a critical shift, holding states accountable for children's safety as the government expands authority to protect nearly half a million foster children.
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Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
East Coast Snowstorm Blankets Cities With Heavy Snow
National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Morrin notes the storm accelerated and hit a day early, dumping up to two feet of wind blown snow across the East Coast, forcing airport and school closures and disrupting travel.
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National Weather Service
Tim Morrin
China tightens grip as Tibet’s lamas face crackdown
Denver Rocky Mountain News foreign editor Holger Jensen reports Beijing’s effort to control Tibetan religion intensifies. The state backs reincarnations such as Panchen Lama and Karmapa, while arresting critics and limiting religious practice. The Dalai Lama’s influence grows in exile as China braces for political fallout and seeks UN censure alongside WTO moves.
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People’s Liberation Army
Tibet
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Gyaincain Norbu
Jiang Zemin
Dalai Lama
Himalayas
Dharamsala
India
Reting Lama
Reting
Vatican
Clinton
U.N. Human Rights Commission
White House
World Trade Organization
Holger Jensen
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Money or speech in campaign finance ruling note
Supreme Court backs Missouri limits on individual contributions as part of Buckley era debate. Justice Stevens faults view that money equals speech while Kennedy and Thomas dissent argue political speech rests in contributions and safeguards disclosure to curb corruption.
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John Paul Stevens
Stevens
Supreme Court
High Court
Missouri
Buckley
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Antonin Scalia
Justice Souter
Universal Press Syndicate
Board railroads coach in Neshannock schools fallout
The editor questions funding a new assistant superintendent in Neshannock and speculates a future head football coach. The letter accuses priorities favoring football over education and cites resignation threats from underclass players regarding Frank Antuono.
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the News
Frank
Dan Matsock
Neshannock
Frank Antuone
Antuono
Letters to the Editor on school board, budget and abortion world events
A reader letter urges scrutiny of a new assistant superintendent and questions the school board while warning of a two mill budget hike. The writer also condemns abortion and cites mass protests in Cuba, urging community action and louder voices. The letter ends with the author’s address in New Castle Pennsylvania.
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New Castle News
New Castle
Neshannock Township
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