U N jobs tops but U S bears burden at the world body
The United Nations, while valued as a forum and aid to global issues, is criticized for its high staff salaries pensions and fringe benefits that favor non U S workers. The United States pays about 25 percent of the cost yet many professionals are foreign born and advance in middle or upper ranks. Calls grow for zero base budgeting and reform to curb the bloated budget.
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United Nations
United States
U.N
World Organization
U.S
Congress
Cars in School Parking, Red White and Blue Array
The author notes hundreds of cars at large high schools daily, colors vary from red to blue and yellow with stripes and decorations. Cars range from small to large domestic and foreign, old and new, with many students driving who can afford it, urging limits to curb waste amid energy shortage.
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America
Our Environment Death of a lake can be postponed
Bantam Lake in Connecticut, once threatened by algae and pollution, shows signs of recovery thanks to White Memorial Foundation stewardship and local sewer improvements. Experts warn eutrophication from development continues to threaten water quality and urge dredging, weed harvesting, and strict watershed controls to slow decline.
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Edward Flattau
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Bantam Lake
White Memorial Foundation
Bantam
Robert Shropshire
Litchfield
Shropshire
The Rich Are Different from You and Me in a Parable
Arthur Hoppe parodies Horatio Alger as Horatio climbs from a $90 weekly teller to debt and dream. Acknowledging Bert Lance’s OMB rise, Horatio borrows large sums, overdraws funds, and ends up invited to the White House as a cautionary tale about wealth and credit.
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Arthur Hoppe
Horatio Alger
Bert Lance
Lance
Horatio
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
The
Homer TV Pettibone
Pettibone
Homer
White House
Scottsdale Western Theme Draws Letter of Opinion
A reader criticizes Scottsdale's heavy Western emphasis citing local events like Parada del Sol, Wild West shows, and the All Indian Pow Wow relocation. He suggests combining pow wow with Parada, and replacing Western shoot outs with historically accurate Independence War reenactments.
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Cliff Clay
Cleveland
Ohio
Progress
Scottsdale
Monty Montana
Chamber
Scottsdale Jaycees
Powers That Be
Parada del Sol
West
Kissinger
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Parada
Jonathan Marshal
Jerry McElfresh
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Te Sconhdale
Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing
Arnona
Scotsdale Ant
Arizona
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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