Welfare reform debate splits GOP and Democrats
Editorial notes a multifront welfare war with Dole proposing state control via block grants to cut welfare by 70 billion over seven years and impose limits while Gramm criticizes the plan as weak. Democrats argue it fails to create real jobs and address welfare dependency, amid a mood favoring punishment over solutions.
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Time Out For Kids Letter Clarifies Moon Travel Debate
A reader comments on a July issue of Time Out For Kids addressing how airplanes cannot reach the moon due to gravity and atmospheric constraints. The letter agrees with a prior explanation that lift and propulsion depend on Earth conditions and acknowledges Mr Klingele’s input while inviting further ideas.
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Earth
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
The notice calls for letters to be signed and include the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. unsigned letters will not be published.
Front Page Critique and Social Security Questions Raise Tense 1930s Tone
The speaker derides front page gang coverage and urges an immediate cleanup to avoid publicity. They question future Social Security, noting 1945 ratios, today’s worker shortages, age demographics, and births below replacement, warning that a dying nation could turn violent.
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Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
It's Your Quarter readers vent about traffic and permits
A reader asks if seniors will be the unchosen, questions police on illegal U turns in Forest Park and cites six to seven cars in a row. They argue building permits and codes overreach, urge local control, and invite public input by dialing a city forum hotline.
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Death Row Fame and the Abu Jamal Controversy in Letters
A column argues that writing skill matters for death row inmates and cites Mumia Abu Jamal, a 1981 Philadelphia cop killer, whose poetic ascent as a political prisoner drew support from famous authors and crowds in Rome Berlin and Paris. It contrasts public intrigue with the cop’s tragedy and notes limited attention to Daniel Faulkner.
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Ed Asner
Jesse Jackson
Clinton administration faces questions over Waco probe
A reader argues that federal agents botched the Waco raid, killed nearly 100 people, and that Democrats use smear tactics. The piece demands accountability, open disclosure, and corrective action from Clinton aides, condemning demagoguery and cover-ups.
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