Green Acres case prompts scrutiny and calls for action
The Lorain County home for wards ages 6 to 18 faces theft and mismanagement allegations amid an energetic sheriff and state auditor review. Whistle-blower reports, under cover surveillance, and questions about staff conduct contrast with community support and ongoing care efforts. Prosecutions should follow if findings require recovery.
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Vasi
Mahony
Oberlin
Green Acres
Personal pique spurs budget cuts at National Park Service
A congressionally connected Park Service staffer fashioned a petty move by striking a $75,000 magazine publishing cost from the annual appropriation after a cartoonist mocked a congressional pay raise. The piece frames it as a rare example of fiscal responsibility amid a $225 billion deficit and a large wariness toward cutting programs.
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Wegerding
T&c Wasmuiguea Post
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Park Service
Watergate vs Wargate over war powers in Constitution
Reese, writing from the Orlando Sentinel, argues the Bush administration shows contempt for the Constitution by seeking to commit the nation to war without congressional authorization. He notes no treaty obligation to Saudi Arabia or Kuwait, warns of dangerous executive power, and urges Congress to assert its constitutional role before further actions.
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Orlando
Fla
Soviet Hostages Lesson in New Soviet State Policy
A column argues the Soviet Union now uses force threats to free foreign hostages and contrasts old Moscow hard line with glasnost era openness. It notes Primakov’s private warnings to Saddam, discusses hostage leverage, and links lessons to Carter and Reagan era handling.
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Iacocca Declares Recession as Signal to Rise
Author and Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca argues in optimistic terms that the economy is in a meaningful downturn but nearing bottom. He critiques economists for avoiding the term recession and urges readers to look up and prepare for a rebound.
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