Congress Debates Curb On Franked Mail And Farce Of Frugality
Congress seeks to curb waste as it vetoes presidential office funds and pensions while facing mounting franked mail costs. Rep Vic Fazio proposes annual member mail pools based on district households to replace the current uncapped system and reduce taxpayer-funded messaging.
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Washington DC Slogan Contest Delivers World City Theme
In a bicentennial week celebration of Washington DC the slogan contest winner proclaims Celebrate the City Discover the World. Richard McWalters of Sterling Virginia authored the line and wins an all expense weekend in the district. Second prize offers two all expense weekends with city tours and events.
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Sakharov sacrifice shaped Cold War reform tale
In East Berlin, Andrei Sakharov turned down U S asylum four years ago to stay in the Soviet Union and press reform from Gorky.Broker Wolfgang Vogel says Sakharov and later Natan Sharansky were traded, with Gorbachev signaling a broader approach to glasnost. Sakharov died after years of dissident activity and hard-won influence, while Sharansky later moved West via the Glienicke Bridge.
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Scene of 1 a.m. Fourth and North Market stabbing revealed
News-Post recalls a late night incident where volunteers and a rescue unit rushed to Fourth and North Market, only to learn the event involved a severely stabbed man attacked by his girlfriend. The report also notes local reaction to crime and public safety changes.
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Abortion Control Debate Shifts to State Level
John C. Laughland argues media bias on abortion coverage distorts public opinion. He cites rally estimates, sonogram imagery shaping views, and Maryland Annapolis proposals as examples, urging informed voters to favor strict legislative controls to regulate abortion as a life and death matter.
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Population growth and immigration call for action
Marguerite Snyder urges U S population stabilization on World Population Day. She cites rising fertility to 2.0, 1.9 million more births than deaths in 1989, and immigration adding 600000, arguing for tighter legal immigration, restored foreign aid for family planning, and reduced global consumption to protect future generations.
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Abortion and flag debate letter to The Frederick News Post
A reader expresses strong views on abortion as murder, and flag burning as desecration, praising the flag’s symbolism and honoring veterans. The letter critiques a so called death by own action machine, arguing against assisted dying and stressing that only God should take life. The writer invites further letters to the editor with full contact details.
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