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...million they spent on campaign commercials from 1986 to 1990. Democrats and Republicans alike claim that local outlets regularly overcharged them for "fixed spots," needlessly reserving specific time periods for their commercials when cheaper "pre- emptible" slots were available. Governors Ann Richards of Texas, Lawton Chiles of Florida and Pete Wilson of California have joined the action, with candidates naming business inexperience as one reason they were fleeced. But what does that say about their ability to balance state budgets...
Last year at this time the world worried about German unification, a U.S. appeals court overturned Oliver North's Iran-contra conviction, and Pete Rose was headed for jail. Saddam Hussein was ranting about Kuwait's excessive oil production, but few believed even he would choose the sword so soon after the end of Iraq's eight-year conflict with Iran. In fact, Saddam's bellicosity ("O God almighty, be witness that we have warned them") was barely noted. The big news from the Middle East was the possibility that Syria's Hafez Assad might finally be serious about negotiating...
Today Germany is peaceful, Iran-contra is threatening Robert Gates' nomination to head the CIA, Pete Rose is out of jail, and the big news from the Middle East again concerns the possibility of a negotiated peace among Arabs and Jews. And, of course, there is still Saddam -- beaten but unbowed, as arrogant and ruthless as ever, a defiant, devious tyrant tempting another U.S. strike that would aim to complete the job begun in January...
...decibels. National Institute on Deafness director Snow contends that such protective gear should be as commonplace for children as bicycle helmets and infant car seats. His institute and other organizations are launching programs to educate children about hazards to hearing. And musicians who have suffered hearing loss, including Pete Townshend of the Who, are helping spread the message about the price of high-decibel rock. "We teach kids to keep their hands off the hot stove," says Jeff Baxter of the Doobie Brothers. "Let's do the same with their hearing...
Previous Governors spent years postponing the hard choices the state must make, but Republican Pete Wilson, who took office in January, is determined to put California's rickety fiscal house in order. To raise revenues, he called for $7 billion in new sales and alcohol taxes as well as higher vehicle- registration and education fees. He also proposed $5 billion in spending cuts, including a 5% salary reduction and monthly one- to two-day furloughs for the state's 276,000 employees. His most controversial proposal for getting the state off what he calls "autopilot spending": a $500 million reduction...