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...Salient, Harvard's conservative student publication. Arranged under a sign asking "Who says Conservatism isn't Progressive?" is a series of past Salient issues, ranging from the early, newspaper-like layout to the present handsome tabloid format, exuding an aura of mature respectability. But if editorials like Raymond C. Bonker's "Reagan Education Cuts", which unsurprisingly supports the President's pulling of the plug on student aid, and, surprisingly, takes seriously Education Secretary William J. Bennett's insensitive remarks about stereos and vacations, are any indication of what lurks behind the enticing new covers, then theonly claim The Salient...

Author: By Williams S. Benjamin, | Title: Salient Points on Education Cuts | 3/18/1985 | See Source »

Moreover, the fastest areas of manufacturing growth will be high-tech fields such as semiconductors and computers, while old industries will continue to suffer. A committee of academics, Congressmen, labor leaders and business executives, chaired by Senator William Roth of Delaware and Congressman Don Bonker of Washington, will soon issue a report concluding that by the 1990s, employment in such smokestack industries as steel and autos will shrink from the present 20% of the labor force to perhaps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Economy | 5/30/1983 | See Source »

Though Americans were saddened by the collapse in Indochina, U.S. Congressmen touring their districts during the Easter recess encountered practically no support for President Ford's plea for further military aid. Observed Democrat Don Bonker of Washington State: "People are drained. They want to bury the memory of Indochina. They regard it as a tragic chapter in American life, but they want no further part of it." Said Republican Garner Shriver of Kansas: "The feeling is that we have made a considerable contribution to Cambodia and South Viet Nam and that we've done enough." Added Democrat Joseph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPINION: FED UP AND TURNED OFF | 4/14/1975 | See Source »

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