Pinckneyville Garment Co shuts after 50 years
The Pinckneyville Garment Co closes after 50 years, leaving about 100 workers jobless and costing the town an annual payroll over 1 million dollars. The piece links the closure to sweatshop conditions, immigration, and lax labor enforcement, urging stronger standards and enforcement.
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Pinckneyville Garment Co
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Garment
America
U.S
Harrimans
Stanfords
New York
Triangle
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Minnie Strauch
Illinois
Letter From A Principal On School Board Turmoil
A retiring principal reflects on budget cuts at Carbondale Elementary School District 95 and criticizes the Board of Education for political factionalism. She calls for representation by the community and notes the board's resistance to leadership changes. She commends The Southern Illinoisan for objective coverage and professional reporting.
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Southern Illinoisan
Springmore School
Board of Education
Jean Ness
Carbondale Elementary
Conscientious Tax Objection Urges Legal Alternative
A reader in the Southern Illinoisan argues for a legal conscientious objection to military taxation. They note support for nonmilitary government actions but oppose high military spending and urge Congress to create a formal tax-exemption path for those with deep religious or political convictions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Sixth graders oppose gun control debate at Mississippi school
A Mississippi Valley School District students in sixth grade argue against handgun restrictions. They claim most owners are responsible and question punishing all for the actions of a few. They cite safety, self defense, and practice use while noting historic assassination links to insanity.
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Southern Illinoisan
Cost Benefit Clash Over Cotton Dust Rules
In a landmark OSHA case the Supreme Court hears if cost benefit analysis can justify the cotton dust standard. The Bush era stance shifts as OSHA reviews its approach, signaling a broader regulatory rethink amid related strip mining challenges before the justices.
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Linda Greenhouse
New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Supreme Court
Tex
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
U.S. Court of Appeals
Thorne G. Auchter
Congress
Solicitor General's Office
Justice Department
OSHA's turn at reform under Reagan era style shift
In Carter days OSHA issued noise exposure rules affecting about 5.2 million workers across coal, textile, electrical, lumber, oil, gas, sanitary services and metals. Under Thorne Auchter since March 17, agency aims for lower costs and closer industry cooperation, with some pending regulations frozen and the hearing protection rule potentially still moving forward though could be withdrawn at any moment.
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OSHA
Regulatory relief for automakers reshapes safety rules
Reagan administration outlines cost-benefit based loosening of 35 air quality and safety standards. Proposed changes aim to save industry and consumers over $9 billion, cutting bumper and restraint rules, tweaking emission standards, and delaying automatic restraints in large cars. Potentially raises road death risk but offsets with fuel and capital savings.
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Clyde H. Farnsworth
New York Times
Washington
Reagan Administration
Reagan
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Highway Agency
The
Highway Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Ford
General Motors
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