Baseball’s fragile future after the 1994 strike end
Editorial warns that even with the players back, baseball faces unresolved labor strife and financial imbalances. It notes 800 unsigned players and 200 free agents awaiting bargaining as owners, divided and directionless, struggle with falling revenues and uncertain health for the sport.
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Major League Baseball
Donald Fehr
Ken Griffey Jr
Bud Selig
Dream Job in Think Tanks Sparks Self Quest
A humorous column explores the allure of think tanks as a career path. The narrator imagines quiet wood paneled offices, deep thinking, and research on families and leisure while juggling journalism duties and self doubts about qualifications. The piece ends with the author joking that his only think tank is a bathtub.
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Corporation For Enterprise Development
Center For the New West
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New West
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DC Faces Bankruptcy Risk as Federal Panel Takes Oversight
Washington DC sits $722 million in debt with a $3.25 billion budget cap. A five member District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority is authorized to cut jobs and restructure city services to restore solvency under congressional direction.
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Marion Barry
Sharon Dixon Kelly
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Congressional Black Caucus
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Readers Write about school funding and education priorities
A reader criticizes state leaders and education funding after a Lincoln Middle School meeting. He questions Gov Johnson and lawmakers, asks who makes and holds the education list, and worries about Rio Rancho schools and new growth outpacing facilities.
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Rio Rancho Impact Fees Debate on School Funding
A letter criticizes a July 1 starting impact fee law proposing 4000 per home to fund schools and capital equipment. The author argues new residential growth should share infrastructure costs and notes Rio Rancho relies on existing taxpayers. It urges fairer funding via impact fees.
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Rio Rancho
Observer Action Line Reader Comments
The Observer invites public remarks on issues via News-Beat line. Call 8674700 ext 2003 to share concerns, with anonymity available and edits for space as needed.
Teen driver concerns and local editorial letters surface
A Rio Rancho student urges responsible driving and consideration for others while criticizing harsh policing of teens. Readers discuss school funding, local studies, and Intel’s community contributions. Editors weigh letters about city politics and taxpayer allocations.
Opinion on tax systems and Rio Ranch assessment
The Observer News-Net invites readers to answer this week’s Opinion Survey by calling line 867 4700 extension 2000. It asks whether readers support a flat tax over a graduated income tax and whether The Wall Street Journal’s Rio Ranch assessment is correct. The poll shows 31 percent yes and 68 percent no.
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Wall Street Journal
Rio Ranch
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