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...overcome the initial hurdle" by showing he really understands New Hampshire's plight. But his father Hugh Gregg, a former Governor now running Bush's campaign in the state, concedes that "some of my best friends, good Republicans," are angry enough to consider a protest vote against Bush. Another hazard for Bush is that many orthodox Republicans might simply stay home, increasing the proportional clout of conservative ideologues who are Buchanan's strongest supporters. A poll published by the Concord Monitor last week showed Buchanan getting 30% of Republican voters, vs. 58% for Bush. That 30% -- against an incumbent President...
...offered to let me make Chanukah ornaments. I told him that it would be a fire hazard to hang ornaments on my menorah. We compromised and I made a nondenominational knock-hockey...
Many members of the United Mine Workers of America contend that the MSHA has favored industry for a decade. They point out that the government agency has refused to publish its list of mines considered the nation's most dangerous -- once dubbed the "high-hazard list." The MSHA's chief, William Tattersall, a former coal-industry lobbyist, says his agency aggressively enforces the law. He estimates that most injuries occur because of momentary inattentiveness on the part of miners. Tattersall is bluntly pragmatic about mining's risks, economic and otherwise. He says, "The best advice you can give your children...
Until 1987, some Burlington Northern employees received, again by union rules, "hazard pay" for going through "Indian Territory." No wonder railroads have been losing ground to trucking and other, cheaper methods of interstate transport. Or that giant rigs have become a nuisance problem on our nation's highways...
That tolerant attitude needs to change -- and fast. Increasingly, the racket that surrounds us is being recognized not only as an environmental nuisance but also as a severe health hazard. About 28 million Americans, or 11%, suffer serious hearing loss, and more than a third of the cases result from too much exposure to loud noise. Last week specialists testifying before a House committee documented an alarming new trend: more and more of the victims of noise-induced deafness are adolescents and even younger children. "We need to get people thinking the same way about protecting their ears as they...