Pentagon pork on the payroll and misused funds
A Copley Newspapers report highlights a Council for a Livable World study revealing ongoing Pentagon waste. Examples include a 319 cow Naval Academy dairy herd, a 287 room Disney World hotel subsidy of 27.2 million yearly, a new 18 hole golf course at Andrews costing 5.1 million, and a 10.4 million second fitness center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The piece condemns subsidies, overpriced parts, and misallocation of tax dollars amid shrinking defense budgets.
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Pentagon
Council For A Livable World
Department of Defense
Disney World
Florida
Morale, Welfare and Recreation Program
Andrews Air Force Base
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton
Wash
McDonnell-Douglas Corp
Air Force
Copley
Indian Captors Built On Rocky River Clarified
A historical correction revises a local legend about the captive James Smith. The journal coouwa published by the Ohio Historical Society notes the group camped east of Elyria and built their cabin on the Rocky River in Medina County, not on the Black River as previously claimed.
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Connie Davis
James Smith
Smith
The
Ohio Historical Society
East Falls
Elyria
Black River
Connie
LaGrange
Rocky River
Lake Erie
Canesadoakarie
Cuyahoga
L.D. Griswald
Williams Brothers
Lorain County
Elyria High School site dispute traced to Second Street
A historical note discusses conflicting claims about the first Elyria High School location. Some sources point to Court Street, others place it near Premier Bank on Second Street between Broad and Second, with Mary Beebe Hall citing Ensign's barn site as a clue. The piece reflects on tax funding debates for local schools and urges transparency in budgeting.
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Elyria
Kent State University
Elyria High School
Perry S. Williams
A.R. Webber
Court Street
Premier Bank
Second Street
L.D. Griswald
Broad and
Mary Beebe Hall
Mr. Ensign
Ensign
Hall
Artemas Beebe
Midview Tax Referendum Defeat Acknowledged
Midview voters rejected a 0.75 percent income tax with an estimated $1.6 million revenue against a $500,000 June 1997 deficit. A school board message cites two main reasons: the tax was viewed as excessive and would far exceed what was needed to cover the shortfall.
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Midview School Board
Rules for letters to the Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes letters may be edited for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full home address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor Chronicle Telegram Box 4010 Elyria Ohio 44036 or fax to 3297272 or email macronel freenet.io rain oberlin.edu
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Macronel
Freenet
Iorain
Oberlin
Edu
Mad cows and the fall of Thatcher era policies
Robert Reno argues that the mad cow scandal highlights the costs of Thatcher era deregulation in Britain, linking it to economic harm, job loss, and regulatory weakness. He warns against expanding FDA powers in the United States, stressing uncertain links between animal infection and human fatalities. Newsday column by Robert Reno.
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Margaret Thatcher
Conservative Party
Great Britain
Thatcher
Britain
Reagan
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Controversy over calling a man baby in Washington
Donald Kaul discusses a Washington dispute after a Senate cafeteria cashier called a part time staffer "baby." He argues the issue centers on power and class rather than sex, explores racial and gender dynamics, and defends polite language while noting political correctness.
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Washington
Bernice Harris
Ina
Senate
Baby
Sweetie
Christopher Held
Mitch McConnell
R Ky
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Midview
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Irish Republican Army
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Robert Reno
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U.S
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