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...Surgeon General said he has set children's health as one of the central priorities in the report "Healthy People 2010," which states the nation's health agenda for the next 10 years...
...Your report on corporate welfare, the tax breaks and subsidies that companies get [SPECIAL REPORT, Nov. 9], represents the best kind of journalism. Unfortunately, government giveaways to corporations have a long, rich history in the U.S. Mining companies can still take advantage of laws enacted in the 1800s that allow special privileges. The only difference between this and the corporate welfare you reported on is that today the federal and local governments are selling off our future at bargain rates. DAVID BROOKS Fox River Grove...
...presented an unbalanced and inaccurate picture of ABB Instrumentation Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., in the portion of your report titled "When Factories Become Fixer-Uppers." In fact, the local area has benefited financially as a result of the support we were given by Monroe County, N.Y. It is true that the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency issued $21 million in bonds to support the building of a new plant. However, the company repaid this in full upon the passing of title. It is also true that the company accepted $2 million in tax abatements. These have since ceased. Instead...
...college kids going up in smoke? An alarming report shows that smoking on campuses has shot up 28% since 1993. The habit is more widespread among whites than blacks or Asians and more prevalent at less academically competitive schools. But the older, the wiser: seniors are less likely than freshmen to indulge...
When charities start hitting you up for money over the holidays, don't be too quick to write a check. That may sound like advice from Scrooge, but it comes from the American Association of Retired Persons. Last week its report on charity fraud showed that fewer than half of donors were confident that the organizations they supported were legitimate. Phony charities take in $1 billion a year, so before you give, check a group's credentials with your state attorney general...