Pharmacy Board backs drug substitution to cut costs
The California Board of Pharmacy approved allowing pharmacists to substitute chemically identical but cheaper drugs in prescriptions. The move aims to stimulate competition, with potential savings up to 45 million dollars yearly for California consumers if patients and physicians cooperate, while doctors can still ban substitutions.
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Unemployed Summer Pay Debate for Teachers
The article argues a federal loophole would let many teachers collect unemployment benefits during summer despite teaching this year and holding fall contracts. It contrasts teachers with construction workers and notes the NEA supported unemployment pay, while critics say benefits should go to those actively seeking work.
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Natural gas shortages probe sparks federal review
A House subcommittee uncovered evidence that natural gas was held off the market last winter to pressure deregulation, hitting small South Jersey communities, Virginia, and North Carolina. Transco curtailed Gulf shipments, risking 19 firms and 10,000 Danville jobs as a Texas offshore reservoir was shut for repairs timed to halt Northward gas flow. Citgo acknowledged delays and supply difficulties amid calls for hearings and a Federal Power Commission probe.
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Connally case prompts plea bargaining debate in Congress
In Washington the Connally jury acquittal of bribery charges prompts critics to question the use of plea bargaining and probe special prosecutor Ruth’s handling of the Jacobsen testimony. The piece notes jurors’ reasonable doubt about Jacobsen’s account and underscores the complexity of prosecutorial strategy in high profile cases.
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Henry Ruth
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Jacobsen
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George L. Hart Jr
Hart
Reader Letters on Teacher Pay and Campaign Finance Reform
Letters to the editor criticize a claim that teachers receive 12 months pay for 9 months work and discuss Assemblyman Keyser's AB808 campaign finance reform proposal. The exchange argues against lay-offs during summer and outlines proposed limits on individual and group contributions and spending to reduce big-money influence, urging voter registration.
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Teachers Strike Spurs Pay Disparity Rant in Huntington Beach
Unemployed teacher urges action after reading about a teachers' strike in the Huntington Beach Union High School District. The writer questions the 8.6 percent pay raise for already higher earners and wonders how many vacancies could have been created for unemployed educators in Muntington Beach.
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