Minimum wage hikes hurt jobs and economic mobility
An editor argues against raising the minimum wage, citing studies that higher rates reduce employment, especially for youths and immigrants. The piece contends wage increases raise costs for small businesses, trigger layoffs, and fail to reduce poverty, urging expansion of job opportunities instead. Hopper, California State Director for NFIB, signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chats Lee
Geay Teove Geant Galasetialaartiaceenes
Minimum Wage Study Commission
Idok E
California
Hopper
National Federation of Independent Business
Profiling media ethics and trust in broadcast news
A reviewer recounts conflicts between TV networks and reporters across NBC ABC and local Bakersfield outlets. It notes Vargas controversy about a park meeting, Lerdo Jail records, and Cronkite’s critique of the entertainment aspect of television news versus print journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offord Rollins
Vargas
Rollins
Wasco
Rodriguez
NBC
Big Gun
Tom Brokaw
Bakersfield
Lerdo
ABC
Good Morning America
Delano Record
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Cronkite
What will happen to America according to prophecy
By Herb Peters a prophecy argument links Israel, peace, and the antichrist to world order. The piece argues Daniel and Thessalonians forecast a false peace in Israel, a revived Roman Empire forming NATO style alliances in Europe, and a coming leader not from America. It warns Israel faces Jerusalem control and Europe may assume the role of mediator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Seana Ee
Israel
Daniel
Rome
NATO
Europe
Jerusalem
Betigs
Middle East
Labor Party rising stirs U.S. political scene
Fred Davis reports on a new Labor Party organized by union members upset over NAFTA. About 1,200 delegates met in Cleveland and launched efforts aimed at local races, with major unions pledging support and $35 million planned to influence elections. The AFL-CIO backs Clinton for now, but future alliance questions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Perot
Reform Party
Green Party
Cleveland
Labor Party
Bill Clinton
NAFTA
Chicago
America
Los Angeles Times
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
California Nurses Assn
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
International Longshoremen's and
Wexenousemen’s Union
Ray Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Pat
Buchanan
Afl-Cio
Clinton
Police Brutality and Honesty in News Coverage
A critic dismisses sensational police reporting as biased noise while noting a hidden truth. The text argues that statistics exaggerate dishonesty and brutality, portraying officers as exceptional rather than commonplace in the press.
Policeman Described as Both Vital and Unwanted
A reflective sketch compares policemen to clergymen and asks what a policeman is made of. It notes the paradox of being greatly needed yet often disliked, and portrays the officer as nameless yet essential, needing diplomacy to settle conflicts.
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East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Reed Print, Inc
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The
Press
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Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick
LaVonne Westbrook
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