FAA group grope exposes harassment training flaws
A $300,000 lawsuit accuses the FAA and a Chicago area air traffic controller of sexual harassment during a 1992 training seminar. The suit claims women fondled male participants and mocked them to teach sensitivity while reporting physical ills from the experience. Critics say the program biased toward men and eroded common sense, highlighting dangers of confrontational therapy.
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Ming the Merciless
Earth
Planet
Mongo
Flash Gordon
Douglas
Department of Transportation
Hartman
Chicago
FAA
Louise Eberhardt
Balderdash
Washingtons hiring spree blamed for police quality crash
After Clinton crime bill passage, mayors push rapid hire of 20 000 to 100 000 new officers. Washington DC expanded fast in 1989 1990, risking badge and gun access to unqualified personnel. A Post study found more than half the force’s crimes were by new hires and one cadet sold PCP. Officials urge strict vetting and delays to restore public trust in policing.
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Clinton
Washington, D.C
Congress
Eeeee
Department
Washington Post
Police Academy
Washington
Health care reform should be considered, not rushed
Doug Bandow argues health care reform requires a slower, more balanced approach. He urges replacing top‑down nationalization with market minded fixes, MSAs, tax changes, and deregulation to lower costs and expand coverage while preserving patient choice. He warns against a rushed, ideologically driven plan and favors patient centered reform.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Robert Dole
Clintons
Clinton Health Care Task Force
Justice Department
David Cutler
Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury Department
James Ukockis
White House
Ira Magaziner
Ukockis
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Doug Bandow
The
Cato Institute
North Carolina now a two party state with unopposed races
Paul O Connor notes redistricting in the early 1980s and 1991 created safe white Democrat districts. The result is many unopposed races in North Carolina, reducing voter choices as state legislature elections approach.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S
Tarai Arias
Ima Ge
Saed Tataaiai
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Letter restores faith in faith at Sun Journal
A reader praises Terence W. Fuhrman for a civil Forum letter Sept 11 that challenged Christian bigotry. He had doubted Christian voices in print but says Fuhrman’s literate remarks restored his faith and urged editorial context for other letters.
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Sun Journal
Terence W. Fuhrman
Forum
Burdie
Fuhrman
Northerners mixed bag like Southerners
Editor letter criticizes Bruce Godfrey for a New Bern Magazine piece describing Northern tourists as uptight aliens. Letter argues Northerners can be nice or not, like people everywhere, and warns the Downtown New Bern Association and local chambers against alienating visitors and advertisers.
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New Bern
Bruce Godfrey
New York
Mr. Godfrey
N.Y
The
Chamber of Commerce
Tourist Development Authority
Nellie's on tracks and the health bill debate
A political opinion cites Patrick Henry and a Nellie on railroad tracks analogy to critique Democrats health bill proposals. It recalls Packwood comments warning about spending and health coverage while implying Republicans prefer stopping the train approach.
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Nellie
USA
Patrick Henry
America
Sen. Packwood
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