Journalist Motto Echoed in Nation's Service
A quote attributed to Vermont Royster frames journalism as a duty to the country rather than allegiance to those in power. It emphasizes a journalist's obligation to truth and national service over political interests.
Government lunch grants spark partisan clash and reform talk
The House panel backs a 23 17 party line plan to roll school lunch and breakfast programs into state funded block grants growing 4.5 percent yearly. Critics warn it will take meals from needy children and spur welfare reform, while advocates argue for tighter federal control. A broader critique calls for ending national welfare funding and replacing with private charity tax credits to rebuild communities and reduce poverty.
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America
House Committee On Economic and Educational Opportunities
White House
Leon Panetta
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Maryland
NAACP
U.S
Cato Institute
Congress
Government presses Gulf War veterans care demand
Military doctors deny Gulf War veterans illness mirrors past claims seen with Vietnam Agent Orange. The piece credits President and Hillary Clinton for backing veterans before court cases protests and exposes force government action. Tens of thousands report unexplained muscle pain respiratory and heart problems hair loss memory loss. Authority seeks health care and a remedy to identify cause.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Saddam Hussein
Pelican Bay Prison Faces Court Ruling Over Abusive Conditions
U.S. Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco presided over Madrid v. Gomez, a class action involving 3,594 Pelican Bay inmates. He found widespread Eighth Amendment violations, citing gratuitous force and SHU confinement driving psychiatric harm, appointing a special master to push reforms.
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Thelton Henderson
San Francisco
Madrid
Henderson
Pelican Bay
California
Sacramento
Alabama
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Stuart Grassian
Harvard Medical School
SHU
Palo Alto
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Florence
Colo
Rocky Mountains
California Corrections Department
Nat Hentoff
North Carolina governors seek veto power over agency rules
Capitol column notes legislators push four bills to give lawmakers final say on agency rules and fear governors rarely use their veto. Panel cites AG opinion that governor can stop rules but has not actively done so. Hunt weighing stance. reform package delayed for his input. column urges governor to fully exercise existing veto before seeking broader power.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Legislative Study Commission
David Redwine
D-Brunswick
Redwine
House Judiciary Committee
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Brad Wilson
Put fiscal house in order says Lou Colombo
In a persuasive appeal Lou Colombo of River Bend argues for passing the Balanced Budget Amendment to eliminate deficits and reduce debt. He contends entitlements may change but stresses sacrifice across generations to safeguard the nation’s future.
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Lou Colombo River
Generous New Bern woman Carey Miller remembered
Carey Miller who lived on Hancock Street in New Bern died February 20 leaving a legacy of flowers dolls and community work. with artist husband Charley she restored a historic house taught thousands of children visited by strangers and slowed train traffic by staging a sit in. her generosity and garden enshrined her in the town.
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Carey Miller
Hancock Street
New Bern
Carey
Charley
Westminster Choir College
New Berm
Mike Monette
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