Rivals push split of Bell phone system nationwide
Washington based rivals argue the four regional Bell firms should be divided into retail and wholesale units to spur competition in phone and Internet services. Bells warn such cuts would raise prices and create customer confusion while regulators in several states discuss the idea amid new push for broadband and long distance moves.
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U.S
Bell
Bells
Verizon
SBC
BellSouth
Qwest
Bell System
At&t
Michael Armstrong
Bell Companies
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Billy Tauzin
R-La
H. Russell Frisby
CompTel
Bellis
Pennsylvania
Robert Blau
Eric Rabe
Rabe
Rex Mitchell
Bb&t Capital Markets
Mitchell
Bell Company
State Utility Commission
All.com
Study finds drivers trapped in traffic nationwide
Washington AP reports a Texas Transportation Institute study covering 68 urban areas shows Los Angeles residents waste 56 hours yearly in congestion, Atlanta 53 hours, with national time and fuel losses totaling about 78 billion dollars annually. The report cites slower road growth, population shifts, and limited transit options as key causes.
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Los Angeles
Atlanta
America
The
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&m University
Federal Highway Administration
Birmingham
Ala
New York City
Nashville, Tenn
San Francisco-Oakland
District of Columbia
Tim Lomax
Lomax
Surface Transportation Policy Project
Roy Kienitz
Transportation Institute
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Postal Board approves rate hike in July
The Postal Service will raise most rates on July 1 as costs rise and income shrinks. First class stays at 34 cents for the first ounce, but each additional ounce costs 23 cents and postcards move to 21 cents. The governors overruled the independent Rate Commission unanimously to lift prices, amid calls to cut deliveries and curb losses of up to 2.4 billion dollars.
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Washington
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Postal Governing Board
Postal Board
Robert F. Rider
Richard F. Strasser
Postal
Strasser
Magazine Publishers Association
Nina Link
MPA
Independent Rate Commission
Congress
Ottawa Skate Park hours set by ordinance 3366 01
The city of Ottawa Kansas adopts hours for the skate park at 517 East 3rd Street. Hours are Monday through Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm. Unauthorized presence outside hours is unlawful and motorized vehicles are prohibited except for authorized personnel. Violations are Class C Misdemeanors. The ordinance takes effect after publication.
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City OF Ottawa
Don Woodward
East 3D Street
Ottawa
Kansas
City of
Alfest
Rumsfeld to create four star space command post
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld moves to sharpen space leadership by creating a new four star post to head space programs and reorganize Space Command. He plans broader space acquisition, research and management roles, with Air Force Space Command split into a separate four star position. The plan aims to unify space efforts and safeguard satellites amid missile defense ambitions.
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Washington
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Pentagon
U.S
Rumsfeld
Air Force Space Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force
U.S. Space Command
Ralph E. Eberhart
North American Aerospace Defense Command
US Air Force Space Command
Space Command
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Bush
United States
Commission
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Pearl Harbor
White House
High turnover for child welfare workers study
The study shows state agencies had 20 percent staff turnover in one year, twice the rate at private agencies. It highlights pay, paperwork, and stressful cases as key factors, with Floyd Alwon noting the job’s heavy impact on children and families and the need for solutions discussed at a Dallas conference.
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Accord
Ing
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Floyd Alwon
Child Welfare League of America
American Public Human Services Association
Alliance For Children and Families
Dallas
Alwon
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