Public policy mesh links school safety and mental health
A discussion on funding for armed guards in schools versus expanded mental health services questions costs and tradeoffs. It highlights budget pressures, potential cuts to arts and science, and the need to balance security with early intervention and education. The piece cites political figures and calls for comprehensive, integrated policy.
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Sandy Hook
Wayne la Pierre
National Rifle Association
Mitt Romney
Editorial Blow off wind tax credits and subsidies
The piece argues Congress should let wind energy tax credits expire after 20 years of subsidies with limited benefits. It cites $12 billion yearly savings, 3 percent of output from wind, and high costs per kilowatt hour, plus environmental and efficiency concerns. It asserts wind relies on fossil-fuel backups, reduces crops and wildlife habitat, and creates costly, crony investments.
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Phil Gramm
American Enterprise Institute
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Mike Pompeo
Kansas
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Chicago
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High taxes push some to renounce citizenship globally
Hong Kong report highlights Gerard Depardieu and Eduardo Saverin as extreme responses to heavy taxation. It cites Saverin’s U S exit saving an estimated 39 million on a Facebook stake, and details a Hong Kong resident, “Sam,” who says U S taxes and tuition costs push families toward expatriation.
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Hong Kong
Gerard Depardieu
Belgium
France
Eduardo Saverin
U.S
Wealth-X
Doonesbury Reader asks about atrial fibrillation and stroke risk
Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder with rapid irregular atrial activity. It causes poor atrial contraction, blood pooling in the left atrium, and an increased risk of forming clots that can travel to the brain and cause a stroke.
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Roswell Educator Hal Burt Honored by New Mexico Literacy Coalition
Hal Burt of Roswell received a state literacy award from Sandy Ginsburg, president of the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, at a ceremony in Albuquerque. He is a Roswell Literacy Council member and was one of two statewide honorees. his student Alejandro Moreno earned a plaque for advancement and accomplishment in literacy.
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Sandy Ginsburg
The
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Albuquerque
Alejandro Moreno
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