Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...building and other things. Without those nonpublic borrowings, he contended, the government ran a deficit of $127.8 billion last fiscal year, and the debt, including amounts owed by one part of the government to another, is still rising from $5.6 trillion. Other board members conceded that Hollings' numbers were correct but strongly quarreled with his interpretations. Kasich, Munnell and Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers all insisted that internal-transfer payments do not burden the government as a whole; it is the $3.5 trillion borrowed from the public that must be repaid or refinanced...
...wrongly, many communities fear that big mergers equal big layoffs and a loss of control over the local economy to faraway conglomerateurs. Since little mergers usually aim at faster growth and, eventually, more employment, they are usually seen as a positive force in the economy--and that perception seems correct...
...figured I'd have better luck at the nearby organic grocery store. Fresh Fields is part of Whole Foods, which also runs Bread & Circus. It had most of what I needed, including an oh-so-pure turkey that had dined exclusively on genetically correct feed. But at $1.79 per lb., it wasn't cheap. And then I had to get organic chicken broth--"Nurse Hathaway, baster! Stat!"--not to mention all the organic veggies. Bottomline: it would cost an extra $30 to make Ralph Nader happy...
...your story on the Achieva college Prep Centers [EDUCATION, Nov. 1]: I would like to correct a misconception about Silver Creek High School. I was quoted as saying Silver Creek is thinking of hiring Achieva "not only for test prep but also to teach reading and writing skills." We hired Achieva not to supplant what our staff already does, and certainly not to rescue us, but instead to assist us in our focus on success for all students. If that part is controversial, then so be it. We are pleased with what Achieva has done so far, and we will...
...tendinitis, brought about by years of repeating a motion. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman said such injuries represent "the most prevalent, most expensive and most preventable workplace injuries in the country, and it is time we do something about it." The feds estimate that by forcing workplaces to become ergonomically correct, they can save the economy 647,000 lost workdays per year and about $9 billion in recovered work hours...