Where will postal rate increases end in 1986
The Postal Rate Commission approves a large rate hike taking effect April 3 raising first class postage to 25 cents and card postage to 15 cents. The increases aim to cover inflation and deficits but still leave the service in the red, with calls to privatize parcel and bulk mail and to push congressional reform.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Service
Moonlighting tradesmen evade taxes say readers should pay by check
The Milwaukee Journal warns that cash payments by moonlighting tradesmen leave a 13 percent reporting rate and create a revenue gap. It urges citizens to insist on checks to curb tax evasion and protect public finances.
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Internal Revenue Service
The
Milwaukee Journal
Lawyer hampering NRC probe at Farley plant raises rights clash
Alabama Power Co attorney James Miller II accompanies workers interviewed by NRC investigators at the Farley nuclear plant, prompting questions about whether the NRC can interview employees without the plant’s lawyer present. Workers fear reprisals and claim Miller influences the process, while the NRC worries about chilling cooperation.
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Washington
Alabama
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Farley
Dothan
Ala
NRC
James H. Miller II
Alabama Power Co
Miller
Robert H. Burch
Burch
R.E. Sleeman
Sleeman
Office of Investigation
John D
Jack Woodard
T.M. Burr
Lorain Public Library Not Lacking in Tech, Says Reader
A Lorain reader rebuts Ron Black's claim that the Lorain Public Library lags behind Elyria in on line access. He argues Elyria’s system is not user friendly and that data bases and inter library loans show Lorain's strengths. He notes 35 cent book requests via OCLC and access to thousands of libraries.
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Ron Black
Lorain Public Library
Black
Elyria
Cleveland Public Library
Sandusky
Cleveland
Elyria Library
Lorain
Oclc Inter-Library Loan Network
OCLC
Cleveland-Elyria Alliance
Scripture-picking charge challenged in constitutional debate
A Chronicle-Telegram letter defends constitutional supremacy and judicial review, arguing courts interpret the Constitution while condemning attempts at Scripture-picking. The writer criticizes Attkinson's views, clarifies Eleventh Amendment scope, distinguishes jurisdiction from judicial review, and supports amendments via Congress or a federal convention.
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United States
Atkinson
Supreme Court
Lorain Library Mail a Book Supporters Praise Service
A letter praises the Lorain Public Library Mail a Book program for delivering books to shut-ins and rural residents. The writer notes moving from Elyria to Columbia Station and using Lorain's interlibrary loan service, highlighting doorstep delivery, postage paid, and tax-funded access. The piece defends the program and urges gathering facts before criticism.
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Lorain
Lorain Public Library
Elyria Library
School board criticized for spending on director of school community relations
Critics call Elyria city school leaders irresponsible for budgeting 24 000 annually for a director of school community relations amid tax base erosion. They argue funds should go to direct education, higher teacher pay, aides, books, and equipment instead of public relations.
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Elyria City
Elyria
PTA
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Higginbotham
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