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"CRUZIN AROUND OUSE" ’■■ M •’ <' *•** ’ T' - ■ I ■ J > ’ w " *w : ■ STUDENTS AT THE LAKE x . « ytl T ■* *rstSi ‘ STUDENTS AT THE BEACH „ ~ ~ „„., Tammy Savage, nursery school teacher, (Continued from pag stated Beach Day is a special day for the students each winter, and is enjoyed by the STUDENTS AT Syracuse Community students. Nursery School, found away to beat the winter blahs. Thev went to the beach. But, it wasn’t Shown in the top photo at the lake are vour typical beach, this beach was indoors. Keriann Conley, Amber Sielesnew. Alicia Kitson, Mrs. Savage, and Christopher Lantz. There was a sand beach and a lake for the . students who appeared to be having fun playing Playing in the sandy beach, in the bottom in the lake and building sand castles. While the photo, are Amanda Weaver, Luke Schafer, temperature outside was zero last. Friday, it was Valerie Christner, Chaz Medlock, Tracy Kuhn, summertime inside. Tom Westfall and Mathew Beck.
Meeks appointed to panel State Senator Robert Meeks (R-LaGrange) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Robert D. Garton (RColumbus) to represent the Indiana Senate on the Science Technology and Recourse Planning Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The appointment is effective through 1990. As a member of the committee, Meeks will work with state legislators from across the United States to examine how various states deal with these issues, review the effects of federal policy on the states and develop recommendations for action states can take to address science, technology and resource issues "From legislative and personal experiences. Senator Meeks possesses the knowledge necessary to serve effectively on this committee." Garton said. "I am pleased that Bob Meeks has accepted the appointment." Headquartered in Denver. Colo., the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is a nonpartisan organization which provides the 50 state legislatures with research and technical assistance, and promotes the exchange of ideas on issues facing the states. Meeks also is a member of the Senate Education Committee.
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Reacquaint health insurance with free enterprise
By JOHN SLOAN
Some players in Washington’s health-policy debate think that the free enterprise system has failed workers who are uninsured. Free-enterprise principles, however, have little to do with the marketing of health insurance in
Letters to the editor
Dear Editor: Since 1987 federal lawmakers have quietly pocketed a 17 percent pay raise which they hypocritically protested after the raise had already taken effect on February 3,1987. For the record: on February 4,1987, the House by voice vote disapproved that raise. Additionally, a week earlier ! the Senate had voted 88-6 against it. Yet for two years the Congress has done nothing further except pocket the money! In retrospect we all could fault Speaker Jim Wright for not allowing HR 999 out of committee in 1987 for a full congressional vote to rescind it. Yet in reality, the taxpayers must fault the entire federal executive/legislative for failure to act — except to increase salaries. But, since that deal worked out so well two years ago, you’re ready to “rape the taxpayers” for another sweet 50 percent. Now gentlemen, you are completely out of line! It is disgraceful, unmerited, inordinate, insensitive, and cannot “sell” to the majority of American taxpayers (and “voters”). Disgraceful, because these same congressmen accepting a $57,000 raise (in two years) have procrastinated for longer on action to raise the minimum wage for America’s lowest paid workers. Unmerited, because the membership of government has not earned it! Essentially since the end of the World War 11, the federal government has not — neither party — exercised fiscal responsibility. To the end it has mortgaged our income, our children’s income, and our grandchildren’s incomes for so long as we can pragmatically project. I’m not proud of the national monetary legacy we’re leaving for our progeny to face. Do you need to be in the top .07 percent national income level to
the United States. State governments, since the 19705, have stacked one health insurance requirement upon another — totaling 686 different (mandated) coverages. In 1970, only 30 health insurance mandates were on the books nationwide. Today. Maryland alone has more than 30. Laws in 40 states mandate
1989 federal pay raise
be adequately reimbursed/stay in Congress? Inordinate, because this raise is 10 times the increase the average American worker may get this year; yet he has to pay for it, plus send his kids to school/college as well. Insensitive, because leadership has the responsibility to guide/direct by action/example. Poor coverage of carnival Dear Editor: I am expressing my opinion and that'of many others. We think the coverage of the winter carnival was very poor. Even though the weather was not winter-like, many people made an effort to support the community. Why weren’t there photos of all the winners in all the events or groups while the events were taking place? One picture of one runner does not do justice to all the others. The volleyball game that the Jaycees sponsored went over very well. Where was your coverage? You didn’t name all the teams and there were no group pictures. Where was a picture of the winning team or the runner-up? What about the scores? Instead, your reporter spent time taking pictures of just the children, which is great, but he could have made an effort to report all that was going on. Also, my girls’ names were listed incorrectly. The older one is Carrie; the younger one is Casey. . Lisa Rinker
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coverage for the treatment of alcoholism, 20 for drug addiction and 30 for mental health counseling. Five states even require coverage of in vitro fertilization. There is nothing wronk with these services. It is the sUte mandates that are misguided These broad requirements too much, and they prohßjn tlje sale of inexpensive, barebones.
Existing leadership has not! A government which operates on unfathomable difficult spending, a country with huge negative monthly foreign trade imbalances into the billions — now the world’s greatest debtor nation •— cannot continue with this kind of leadership. Stop the madness Dear Editor: We’re facing a world-wide, very dangerous problem and deadly disease known as “drugs.” Instead of its getting better, it seems to be getting worse. It angers me inside in knowing nothing's being done so we all can live in a drug-free world. As parents of Wawasee Community, you. yourselves, set a good example by first saying “no” to drugs. Then teach your children and future babies the same method. You knew the consequences when you started taking drugs; you dig yourself a very, very early grave. Drugs wreck your life; they don't make you cool, smart or wise. Don't let drugs take over your life; it’s not worth it. What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God. Make the wise'choiee. You only have one life, one body and one mind. Turn to God for help — not to get a high out of drugs, but a high out of life. Vicki Nyce
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policies. Unlike the car buyer, who can choose from Cadillacs to Chevys, the health-insurance consumer can shop only at the Cadillac dealer. Supporters of government mandated insurance like to blame the insurance shortfall on employers: they are too stingy to provide health insurance, mandators argue.
Most of you have recently been elected/re-elected. Polls indicate 80 percent of the people are against this raise. Should it go through, I will work harder than I ever have before to see that none who support/accept it will return to office even though I may have supported some of you in the recent elections. A parting thought: If this raise ' is necessary to attract better people into government, aren’t you greatly concerned? For on the one hand it suggests that present officials may be inferior, inadequate, less than the best. On the other hand, incumbency may be tough to attain when you must face these theoretical “better” opponents next election! Sincerely, D. R. Miller (EDITOR’S NOTE: This open letter is being addressed to President George Bush. Vice President Dan Quayle, Senator Richard Lugar. Senator Dan Coats. Representative John Hiler and Representative Jim Wright)
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The facts say otherwise. Cost is the overwhelming reason why one-third of employers do not sponsor health plans, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Throughout the ’Bos the number of business people complaining about the price of medical premiums has increased dramatically. Delegates to the 1986 White House Conference on Small Business named state mandates the second most important priority of 60 recommendations they sent to the president. Employers want to provide group insurance to their employees. Many simply cannot afford it. Federal policy-makers should take a hard look at state mandates. A federal law pre-empting these requirements would bring insurance to .an estimated 9.3 million people — one quarter of the uninsured — according to the National Center for Policy Analysis, a Dallas think tank. By pre-empting state mandates. insurers could expand their product line to include everything from gold-star plans to catastrophic care. With one federal law, insurers could take advantage of the eeuuuiny of scale to market more affordable core policies to businesses across the country. Free enterprise is not responsible for the growing gap in health insurance for America’s workers. In fact, applying a healthy dose of free-market principles to the business of health plans would extend insurance protection to millions of U.S. workers. John Sloan is President of the National Federation of Independent Business, representing more than half a million small-business men and women.
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