Tax cuts for families with children spark heated debate
A 1991 commission backed a $1000 per child credit but GOP plans trim to $500 with an income cap. Critics warn of work disincentives, while supporters say universal credits affirm children’s value and aid schooling. Some propose tying credits to future spending cuts amid deficits.
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National Commission On Children
Bill Clinton
House
Congress
Clinton
America
Orwellian mischief meets the 4th Amendment in high court ruling
The Supreme Court narrows the good faith exception allowing evidence from computer errors to stand, arguing police errors justify admission. Dissenters warn the ruling threatens defendants' rights amid widespread flawed data, urging accountability to curb warrants and searches based on faulty records.
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Supreme Court
Arizona
Isaac Evans
Arizona Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
FBI
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Facing Social Issues What Is the Nation's Main Problem
A Washington Post ABC News Poll tracks public concerns across decades. Economic problems led in the early 1980s amid a recession, then foreign affairs rose slightly, while crime and social issues surged by the late 1980s and early 1990s as the economy improved and the Cold War ended. The 1992 runup to Bill Clinton's election highlighted shifting priorities.
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Washington Post
ABC News
Clinton
Kuwait
Bill Clinton
Wattenberg on the 1990s voters and the economy
Ben Wattenberg surveys changing public concerns from 1991 to 1993 focusing on economy and social issues. He argues the public shifted toward social issues dominating dialogue while Clinton faced weak welfare and crime proposals. The piece notes Bush and Clinton, media framing, and the political impact on 1996 dynamics.
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George Bush
Houston
Bush
Clinton
Waffle House
White House
Hunt calls welfare reform complex and politics hurdles loom
Gov Jim Hunt urged Raleigh Chamber of Commerce that reform is complex amid a maze of local state and federal rules. He noted public mood shifts on welfare and highlighted a bipartisan push to crack down on deadbeat parents and boost child support enforcement with new penalties and cross state cooperation.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Hunt
Congress
General Assembly
North Carolina
Bond package not wrapped up in Craven County
Editor notes the March 24 column calling a proposed school bond plan Mickey Mouse. It recalls that blocking that bond delayed Havelock middle school and Brinson School additions, and that voters ousted board members over the issue. County officials now consider a 16.3 million plan including Havelock middle school and West Craven and New Bern High field house components.
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Arian Bell
Havelock
Craven County Commissioners
Bell
New Bern High School
Brinson
Brinson School
Craven County
Board of Commissioners
Clyde Swindell
New Bern
Swindell
County Board of Education
Havelock Middle School
Brinson Improvements
New Bern High
West Craven Middle School
Scouting Values Shine at Wildlife Show in New Bern
A weekend Wildlife Show in downtown New Bern showcased Scouts in tents and cook fires, while a quick act of courtesy by three Boy Scouts—returning a broken camera, cleaning a table, and sharing a towel—highlights the positive values fostered by scouting.
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New Bern
Trent River Coffee Company
D.T
Duke” Savage Havelock
Submission guidelines for Forum letters to the Sun Journal
Readers are instructed to send signed letters with the author's address and telephone number to Forum at P O Box 1149 New Bern North Carolina 28563 for editor reference and contact.
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