Congress Franking Privilege Under Fire In Senate Probe
Washington lawmakers debate the free mail privilege used by 535 members to send an estimated 500 million letters and parcels yearly at no charge, with critics led by Common Cause arguing it sustains incumbency and burdens taxpayers. A 1970s memo describes using frank mail to boost re election prospects, while supporters cite an informed citizenry. The franking debate heads to ongoing litigation and congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Common Cause
Citizens
Ken Guido
Commion Cause
Frauk
Federal District Court
Tor
Job center aids handicapped with training
The Skills Division at 220 Oberlin Road Elyria helps disabled adults like Bob gain marketable skills through varied training. It offers six months to year long programs, prepares clients for competitive work, and relies on local employers and state agencies for placement.
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Bob
Lorain County
Skills Division
Center For
Oberlin Road
Elyria
Skills
Terry Lugentheal
Lugentheal
U.S. Department of Labor
Ohio Bureau of Employment
Ohio Department Vocational Rehabilitation
John F. Kennedy
Elders of the Earth Teach North Olmsted Students
North Olmsted Junior High students study artifacts from a 9,520-year-old mastodon tusk and tools from prehistoric sites in Ohio and Wyoming. Fifteen ninth graders analyze items from a 2,000-year-old Huron County village and a 7,000-year-old Wyoming bison burial, with carbon dating funded by the Jennings and Cleveland Foundations.
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North Olmsted
Ohio
Wyoming
Project Earth Study
Russell Falquet
Falquet
Huron County
Massachusetts
Jennings and
Cleveland Foundations
Gath
PAGEE
Reading faster with retention a Kent State course
A CRI program led by Shirley Van Zant and Renee Witt argues speed is secondary to comprehension and retention. They critique speed-only courses, claim trained reading increases understanding up to 20 percent and speed four to ten times, and note a new Kent State University Ashtabula offering for Business and Technical Reading Skills with continuing education credits.
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Shirley van Zant
Conceptual Reading International, Inc
CRI
Renee Witt
Ms. van Zant
Evelyn Woods
Kent State University
Ashtabula
Department of Continuing Education
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R-Tenn
Republican National
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Joyce Baker
Brock
Ms. Baker
Oberlin
Hydrotube
Jim Haneberg
John Dawve
Steve Fogarty
N. Olmsted
Robert Penick
Bay Village
Ms. Witt
The
Renee R. Wu
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