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...Sternlieb says, "they like to appear as Santa Claus, handing out goodies to their constituencies." For the very same reason, state officials are enthusiastic about no-strings money. Says Georgia Governor George Busbee: "The categorical grant system wastes too much money on unproductive bureaucrats." He calculates that localities now employ more than 900 lobbyists to fight in Washington for education funds alone. Says Alabama Governor Fob James: "If the President gives us the opportunity, we can show that we can run our own affairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Block Those Grants! | 6/22/1981 | See Source »

...Fibbing: "It is not my habit to employ duplicity or artifice. But I want to make it clear that I am not Billy Budd. Billy Budd was a schmuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Koch on Koch | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

...more difficult for foreigners to come here illegally - and for businesses to hire them. A national ID card is a bad idea. Tougher border enforcement is a good one, as are swifter deportation proceedings, a "guest worker" program with sufficient protections for the "guests," stiff penalties for those who employ illegal aliens, and amnesty for illegals already here. The U.S. must also seek ways to make other nations share in the task of accepting outpourings of refugees like the Cuban exodus of 1980. The Reagan Administration already has a boatload of ideas to choose from - some good, some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing the Golden Door | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Mattlin believes he now knows how to avoid problems with attendants, and he expects to employ his current attendant next year. "I realize my need for professional competency is greater than my desire for companionship," he says. But he adds that, with roommates, the strains of having an attendant would lessen because he would only need the attendant for professional attention. "I think if I had roommates it might ease things. I could just hire somebody who was professional and efficient--even if I couldn't stand him," Mattlin says wryly...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: The Quest for a Fuller Existence | 5/15/1981 | See Source »

Soon after, a Crimson stalwart who has been on our minds since passing for 250 yards in one half against Colgate three years ago was plucked from the halls of Lowell House by another Boston-area institution, the New England Patriots, who may want to employ him as their quarterback in a year...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fame and Flame | 5/13/1981 | See Source »

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