Reagan and Kennedy united on one point in memoir talk
At Pepperdine Reagan, waiving his 50000 fee, spoke of blank pages in his memoirs and the White House years. Across the country at Yale, Ted Kennedy praised Reagan as a great communicator and effective president for his ideas written into law and public consciousness. The cheeky suggestion that Kennedy ghostwrite the memoir appears as a humorous counterpoint.
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Pepperdine University
California
Reagan
White House
Yale University
U.S
Ted Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Kennedy
Howard U Trustees Seek Atwater amid Student Protests
Howard University in Washington DC invited Republican National Chairman Lee Atwater to join its board as part of a push to attract Black voters to the GOP. Students occupied the admin building demanding his removal, arguing his campaign work reflected racist tones. Atwater resigned to avoid potential violence, while a student spokesman suggested Sen. Edward Kennedy would be preferable.
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Lee Atwater
Atwater
Bush
White House
Howard
Republican Party
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Excuses not solutions on deficits and cuts
A column critiques the CBO deficit report, noting many excuses for deficits. It lists dramatic proposed cuts to military programs, Medicare, school lunch subsidies, and mass transit for context and analytical balance, then ends with a mini editorial on drug policy.
Minnesota cuts dropout rate through open schooling
Governors heard from three Minnesota students and Paul Kennedy on U.S. education. Minnesota's High School Graduation Incentive Program and Area Learning Centers helped Renee Beton, Kristi Schmidt, and Megan Franzen overcome personal and academic hurdles. Result: Minnesota dropout rate dropped to 8.5 percent.
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Washington
Minnesota
Paul Kennedy
America
Rudy Perpich
Renee Beton
U.S
Kristi Schmidt
Megan Franzen
Open letter criticizes EPA Superfund costs on North Dartmouth case
Gloria D. Luther of Lascé Products laments EPA cleanup burdens and Superfund liability rules, arguing costly enforcement harms small firms. She notes exports and government contracts seem irrelevant amid high cleanup charges, urging reconsideration of tax and liability schemes.
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EPA
North
Dartmouth
Mass
OSHA
North Dartmouth
Terrible pseudo envelopes and the computer age
A humorous lament on modern conveniences and the envelope with perforations. The author laments the computer era altering daily life, arguing civilization thrived for millennia without such tech, and imagines a world halted if computers vanished. He rails at the tear along dotted lines message.
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John Murdach
Buster
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