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Letters: America's problem isn't debt
Re "No debt agreement, no break," Opinion, March 25 Debt hysteria, or "austerity," is the bad idea of late that just will not die. America does not have a debt crisis; it has an employment crisis, which, if appropriately addressed, would reduce the...Tags: Government Health Care, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Medicare, Health Insurance Cost
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Enough fiddling around
Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn't have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome. Far more likely, however, is that Nero lit the fire that burned nearly one-third of the city in 64 AD because he wanted to clear the...Tags: Rome (Italy), Credit and Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Debt Market, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Rep. John K. Delaney: Signal from the airport - we need a new flight plan
The indiscriminate budget cuts known as “sequestration” will soon be felt in Maryland and in Washington County. Last week it was announced that air traffic control towers at the Hagerstown and Frederick airports will likely be closed. The...Tags: U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry, Barbara A. Mikulski, Politics, Federal Aviation Administration
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Antietam Fire Company in Hagerstown a step closer to getting renovation money
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe state’s Capital Budget bill cleared a crucial step in the House of Delegates on Wednesday when it passed a second reading, and tucked away in it was a provision setting aside $85,000 for the Antietam Fire Company in Hagerstown. The Capital...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Aetna Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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An honor for Alice Rivlin roils Social Security faithful
Robert M. Ball is one of the most revered figures in Social Security history, a man whose devotion to safeguarding the program from ideological attacks and political cant over six decades made him the program's "undisputed spiritual leader." Alice M....
Tags: National Government, Pete Domenici, Career and Workplace, Congressional Budget Office, Government Health Care
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Obama on the sequester: Be afraid. Be very afraid.
President Obama's dire warnings about the looming federal budget cuts prompted a friend of mine to ask me Wednesday, "If I call 9-1-1, will I get an ambulance?" The answer is yes; local ambulance services aren't included in the federal budget. But the...Tags: FBI, Budgets and Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, White House, Barack Obama
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Big pay cut contemplated for civilian defense workers
The vast majority of civilian defense employees face a 20 percent pay cut from April through September if looming federal budget reductions aren't averted, a move that will hit Maryland harder than almost every other state, the Pentagon warned Wednesday....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, John Boehner, Defense, Health and Safety at Work
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Obama warns of dire sequester consequences
WASHINGTON -- President Obama accused Republicans of preferring the effects of automatic across-the-board spending cuts to small tax hikes for the wealthy on Tuesday as he tried to ratchet up pressure on GOP lawmakers to go along with Democratic budget...Tags: Elections, White House, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Politics
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Would Ben Carson approve cutting research at Hopkins to balance the federal budget?
Having watched Dr. Ben Carson's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on YouTube, I can accept his foray into politics because he has worked with people of all religions, and his scholarship fund has supported talented students regardless of race or...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, National Government, Hospitals and Clinics, YouTube, Personal Finance
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On thin ice
Before they began practice one recent morning in Salt Lake City, Olympic bronze medalist Lana Gehring of Glenview and four other elite speedskaters had to assemble protective pads around the walls of a municipal rink. Working in tandem, the skaters...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Hockey (music group), Bobsleigh, Finance, Leveraged Buyouts
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Balanced budget amendment still a terrible idea
Frustrated by the persistence of large deficits and alarmed by the long-term gap between spending and revenue, congressional Republicans are promoting a constitutional amendment to require balanced budgets. Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, tells...Tags: Parties and Movements, Trent Franks, Polls, Budgets and Budgeting, American Enterprise Institute
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Avoiding the sequester isn't rocket science
Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree: It would be a disaster if the "sequester," with its more than $1 trillion of cuts to defense and domestic spending, takes effect March 1, as scheduled. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the reductions to...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Medical Research, Taxation, John Boehner, Head Start
Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 19, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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