Why New York Faces Trouble From Census Loss
An analysis notes New York loses three House seats from the 1990 Census, shrinking its political influence and federal funding. It cites high taxes and cold weather as pull factors driving people and jobs out, risking a $4 billion budget gap and service cuts. The piece argues against tax hikes and stresses government duty to aid the needy left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House of Representatives
Congress
Washington
New York State
Alaska
Beacon Journal
Akron
Ohio
White House
Michael L. Williams
U.S. Department of Education
Williams
Bush
Editorial Echoes Across Papers on Soviet Shift and Gulf War Stance
Excerpts from editorials across the United States discuss Eduard Shevardnadze’s resignation and its implications for reform in the Soviet Union, the fragile end of the Cold War, and Western policy. Other notes include Gulf War readiness, minority scholarships, drug use trends, and banking regulation debates.
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Oregonian
Portland
Ore
Soviet Union
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
Mikhail We Go
West
the Providence
Journal-Bulletin
Eduard Shevardnadze
Mikhail Gorbachev
reshaping the U S military in a new era
Richard Reeves argues 1991 could redefine the American military as the United States shifts toward an all volunteer force and expands troops in Saudi Arabia. He questions civic stakes, compulsory service, and the future role of the military in a post Cold War world.
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Sag Harbor
N.Y
American Legion
VFW
Arabia
Maintreet
Todd Granger
U.S. Army Reserve
George
United Purpose
See the Society
U.S
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Pentagon
Saudi Arabia
Ermany
Mideast
White House
Richard Reeves
Herald-Journal
Realistic anti poverty views from Charles Murray discussed
Ken Adelman cites Murray analysis that big government programs often fail to change lives and that private, targeted aid plus community driven efforts work better. Murray notes poverty among black males with high school education drops to about 12 percent and urges resuscitating communities to foster work and family support.
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Ocrat
Peace 7
Thailand
United States
Nce
Murray
Ken Adelman
The
Herald Journal
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
Syracuse
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy F. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
San Francisco Chronicle
Persian Gulf
Calvin
Waller
Gulf
Saddam
Canton
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Pres-Courier
Oxnard
Calif
Capitol Hill
S&l
Associated Press
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Charles Murray
Arecicas _Exhauption ‘Institute
Kennedy
IMA Center
Mowat
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