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Even longtime veterans got into the act. In a corner of the huge maintenance complex in Tulsa, Ralph Dwain Garrison and Jack (Robin) Hood schemed to save drill bits costing as much as $200 each that were routinely being tossed after a few uses. Garrison took the motor from his son's science project and slapped on a vacuum-cleaner belt to create "Thumpin' Ralph"--a machine to sharpen old drill bits for reuse. Savings? Over $300,000. "The old mind-set--unions vs. management--it's still there for about 10% of the people," says machinist Jim Messick...
Some Times staff members charge that Carroll "edits for prizes" and complain that reporters who are not on the A-list have their work ignored. A few have left, including Robin Wright, a star foreign-affairs reporter, but the level of dissent is low. "There is a quality about him that makes you want to do your best work," says Steve Lopez, a former TIME writer who does a popular thrice-weekly column on Los Angeles...
...unique part of the decision is that it doesn’t call for a standard of equity, it calls for a standard of adequacy,” said Dahroug, who opposes what he calls “Robin Hood plans” to transfer funds from wealthier to poorer districts...
Despite being the sole team in the Beanpot tournament to have its offseason practice schedule restricted by league rules, the Crimson still managed to take home top honors over Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern in the annual round-robin competition that took place at BU on April...
...killings of the American security contractors were not "murders" as you said, nor were the men "civilians." They were a type of mercenary soldier. Private armies are legitimate targets for the Iraqi resistance fighters. ROBIN MILLER Metairie...