Editorial: City salaries need fair raises for leaders
The piece argues Phoenix council members should earn 7500 dollars yearly and the mayor 20000 to reflect duties and hours. It notes current pay limits access to office to the wealthy and retired and urges Scottsdale to study and raise city salaries as well.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Scottsdale Council
Length of the school term varies by district and needs
The article argues that 175 to 190 day term lengths exist and that no direct link ties term length to student achievement. It cites examples where extending or shortening terms affected attendance and learning. it recommends collaborative planning among parents teachers and boards and stresses accessible summer school for those who need extra learning time.
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Board of Education
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Scottsdale and PV Aim to Preserve Living Appeal
A city planner urges keeping master plans updated and using zoning as a planning tool. He advocates pride in future buildings and suggests applying Altos California lighting and fixtures ideas to signs and benches. He also supports planting more palm trees along main corridors to sustain attractiveness and tourism.
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Altos
Calif
Galbraith seeks meeting with Meany amid party tension
John Kenneth Galbraith, the liberal economist and critic of Democratic moderation, plans a private talk with AFL CIO president George Meany, signaling a bid to reinsert himself into the 1972 campaign while wary insiders fear his return could strain party unity. Meany reportedly may meet Galbraith on the professor’s England return, though Meany remains doubtful about talking future Democratic directions.
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George Meany
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Galbraith
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Light Returns to a Voicing of Vietnam War Reflections
A columnist recounts sending a wartime memoir and receiving overwhelmingly supportive letters from a wide range of readers. The responses affirm shared love of country amid a grim Vietnam conflict, renewing the author’s hope that public voices can still unite in critique.
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America
Santa Rosa
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Convicted killer enters room after hour warning
A convicted copy killer steps inside the room as a guard warns that one hour remains. The scene unfolds with tense implications at hand in Sacramento.
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Spring Fever Through The Ages In Verse And Prose
A playful musing on spring's arrival and its effect on people and poets. The piece weaves lines attributed to Tennyson Plato, Shakespeare, Aristotle, Catullus, Swinburne, and others, noting how spring stirs love and thought, with humorous asides about editors and a nod to Tin Pan Alley.
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Ee Emia
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