Seeing forests without trees in American Northwest
Our Opinion argues that NASA photos suggesting widespread logging in the American Northwest may overstate the crisis. A NASA scientist, Compton Tucker, cites 80 to 90 percent logging versus Brazil's 7 percent, with a congressional report questioning regrowth and reforestation rates. Critics note aerial photos differ from space views, while urging careful forest maintenance and renewability.
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NASA
American
Compton Tucker
America
Brazil
U.S. Forest Service
U.S
George Miller
D-Calif
House Interior Committee
Miller
Forest Service
Growing farm bureaucracy under scrutiny in Census report
The Census reveals farm population halved in 20 years with 1.9 percent on farms while the Agriculture Department operates over 3,000 field offices in many non farm counties. Senators Leahy and Lugar study the bloated budget and 36 agencies, urging pruning of the farm bureaucracy as a budget remedy.
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Agriculture Department
Waltons
Old MacDonald
Little House On the Prairie
Department
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lugar
Bell County
General Motors
Exxon
Ford
U.S
Scripps Howard News Service
Miami homeless rights challenge city ordinances
Benjamin Waxman a lawyer for the homeless in Miami argues there is no crime in being homeless and challenges ordinances that ban living in public parks and roadside box cities asserting the regulations criminalize poverty.
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Benjamin Waxman
Miami
World leaders vow to carry Rio spirit after summit
Maurice Strong announced at the Earth Summit in Brazil that delegates pledged to take the spirit of Rio worldwide. The gathering ended with a commitment to broader environmental action as the world adjusts to the summit's legacy.
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Maurice Strong
Brazil
Rio
Tax reform rises from dead in Pennsylvania House
The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee approved a bill to form a non partisan tax reform commission to study state and local taxes and propose changes. The panel would report by March 31 1993 with members from budget and revenue offices the governor and legislature, aiming to reduce political fights and advance reform despite past defeats and partisan divides.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
House Finance Committee
Frank LaGrotta
Ellwood Ony
General Assembly
Pennsyl
Vania
John K. Manna
Super Soaker envy and neighborhood squirt gun craze
A lighthearted comic piece describes Boston mayor urging toy stores to pull Super Soaker water guns. The narrator recalls a day of chaotic backyard water battles, with kids and teens drenched, and a mischievous sense of guilt about owning such powerful toys.
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Boston
Letters to the Editor Questioning a $600,000 Teacher Lockout Claim
A reader challenges editor Schultz's column asserting teachers received a $600,000 gift and a lockout occurred. The writer argues the two cited infractions were insignificant and cites Webster on strikes, claiming no lockout happened and a strike occurred instead. Two words.
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the News
Schultz
Stonage
Webster
Letters to the Editor urged for public input in New Castle News
Local letter writers urge civic action on state and township issues. Eugene Fava calls for gubernatorial intervention over unemployment bureau and labor board decisions. Gerald E. McLaughlin criticizes North Beaver Township supervisors over Hickory View Sewer Plant costs and communications, urging taxpayer engagement at meetings and accountability.
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Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Casey
Capitol Building
Harrisburg
Eugene Fava
New Castle
Rustice
Mt. Jackson
Beaver Township
Hickory View
Gerald E. McLaughlin
North
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