Trash Burning Dilemma Faces New Castle City Council
New Castle residents and officials trade views on trash burning as a growing issue with blue bag rules. Debates center on permits versus bans, enforcement, and alternatives like site drop offs for organic waste to encourage recycling and reduce smoke.
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New Castle
Jane Wasilewski
Delay in discipline prompts constitutional reform
The state House approves an amendment replacing the Judicial Review Board with a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial Discipline to speed investigations and hold hearings. Changes grant the Supreme Court more members and funding control, raising questions about whether reforms will curb court intransigence or preserve it.
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State Supreme Court
Judicial Review Board
Judicial Conduct Board
Court of Judicial Discipline
Conduct Board
House
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Judicial
Harrisburg
Aid funds run low as Afghan refugees return home
Pierce Gerety of the UNHCR says aid finances may dry up within weeks if donors do not step forward. U.N. officials warn they could halt spending of about 1 million dollars weekly on wheat and cash for refugees leaving Pakistan camps and returning to Afghanistan.
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Pierce Gerety
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U.N
Pakistan
Afghanistan
The
New Castle News
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New Castle
Space Shuttle Columbia Set for 13 Day Lab Mission
Pilot Kenneth Bowersox describes leaving daily bustle to pursue a long held goal as Columbia prepares for liftoff on a 13 day laboratory research mission.
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Kenneth Bowersox
Space Shuttle Columbia
Waite cites pride honor and compassion in Lebanon return
Former hostage Terry Waite explains to the BBC why he ignored warnings and went back to Lebanon in January 1987 to pursue hostage releases. He cites personal pride, sense of honor, compassion, and at times stupidity as factors behind his decision.
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Terry Waite
British Broadcasting Corp
Lebanon
Ruling on Endangered Species Standing Divides Court
The Supreme Court limited standing for animal protection groups in a case about US agencies funding projects abroad. Justice Scalia's majority found no imminent injury, while Blackmun and O'Connor dissented. Outcome favors a mixed 5-4 view on environmental standing.
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Mahaweli
High Court
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Rehnquist
White
Thomas
Kennedy
Souter
Stevens
Harry Blackmun
Sandra Day O'Connor
Blackmun
United States
Lessons From Dinner Table Politics For Campaign Substance
The author contrasts parents urging kids to propose solutions with the current campaign lacking concrete plans. Bill Clinton is praised for specific proposals to create jobs, cut deficits, and invest in cities, while warning that early specificity invites late scrutiny. The piece urges media to focus on substantial issues over trivia and homilies.
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Perot
George Bush
Bush
Bill Clinton
Houston
Clinton
Letter writer critiques Fava on gift definition in politics
The letter mocks Eugene Fava's June 18 piece by accusing him of misapplying a satirical Webster's Western Pennsylvania definition of gift. It lists criteria implying money for lost wages blames blue collar workers and teachers, and concludes that Fava misinterprets the situation through no fault of his own.
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Eugene Fava
Webster’s
Fava
New Castle letter blasts school board and union silence
The author condemns the New Castle Area School board as malignancy and argues the board released incorrect information to the press. The letter cites a rejected contract, a lockout, and questions why the union was silent while negotiations stalled.
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Fava
Casey
New Castle
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