Opinion: Wisconsin school choice raises constitutional concerns
Our Opinion argues Wisconsin travels a dangerous path with its school choice program funded by vouchers to low income families. The piece questions the validity of public funds supporting private religious education, urges maintaining public schools, and warns that mandatory funding should not be turned over to parents' personal preferences. It emphasizes education as a public duty, not a market choice.
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Wisconsin
Supreme Court
America
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Congress Delays Pay Raise Amid Election Year
Congress avoided a scheduled 2.6 percent cost of living increase in pay, keeping lawmakers at $136,673 for now. The vote was discreet in a subcommittee, signaling a potential raise next year, echoing a 1997 pattern after a 1996 pause.
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Congress
Harassment suit settled at Mitsubishi Motors Illinois plant
U S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney John Hendrickson announced Mitsubishi Motors agreed to pay 34 million dollars to settle allegations that women at its Illinois factory faced sexual harassment. The settlement aims to acknowledge wrongs and promote a safer workplace.
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John Hendrickson
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mitsubishi Motors
Illinois
Laser tests succeed in shooting down ballistic missiles
Lt. Col. David Harrell, director of an Air Force program, confirms a laser has been successfully tested to damage ballistic missiles amid skepticism that a laser beam can propagate through the atmosphere.
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David Harrell
Air Force
NATO air power demonstration pressures Milosevic over Kosovo
British Defense Secretary George Robertson urged President Milosevic to heed NATO’s plan to show air power aimed at compelling Yugoslav forces to withdraw from Kosovo. The remarks frame the alliance’s demonstration as a necessary step to avert wider violence.
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Milosevic
NATO
George Robertson
Kosovo
Asking why the Moon appears in the day sky
The author explains to his nephew Bailey that the moon and stars are always present but often invisible in daylight due to the Sun’s brightness. He notes Earth’s rotation creates day and night and argues against superstition, urging clear thinking and basic astronomy for children.
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Bailey
Earth
Savant
Vos Savant
Retirement policy clash blurs lines of aging and work
The piece notes mixed signals on retirement age with a Supreme Court rule keeping pilots at 60 while a Social Security commission backs raising the age to 70 by 2029. It critiques policy muddle, calls for respect for older workers, and highlights broader cultural shifts toward extended work life and “premature superannuation.”
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Supreme Court
Commission On Social Security
Brandeis
Margaret Gullette
Congress
National Commission On Retirement Policy
Rother
Washington
Bobby Kennedy Would Target Clinton Editor
Reader letter reflecting on the Kennedy brothers versus Clinton era figures. It praises Bobby Kennedy’s fearless stance, contrasts with Janet Reno and President Clinton, and imagines Kennedy’s impact if alive, noting Starr’s efforts and Reno’s stance. The piece ends with a hopeful yet unresolved sentiment.
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Bobby Kennedy
Clinton
Bobby
Jack
Washington
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Janet Reno
NBC
Kennedy Assassi
Letters to the editor urge accountability in national politics
The New Castle News prints letters from readers with name, address, and phone number for verification. A reader condemns perceived political arrogance and argues Starr’s perseverance in pursuing truth, warning of a powerful Oval Office group manipulating events and harming democracy. Amen.
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The
New Castle News
News
Orefer
New Castle
Clinton
United States of America
Starr
Oval Office
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