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These efforts should pave the way to a smoother rapport between the parties, which is key to setting the right tone for future talks. The upcoming contract negotiations are bound to address a number of strong points of contention, from job reclassification to pay scales, and it is unlikely that...
The pay raise, nonetheless, is nearly certain to be adopted without a real debate. Unwilling to risk the wrath of their constituents by arguing publicly for salary hikes, lawmakers in 1967 devised a means of getting more money while ducking the blame. They established a Commission on Executive, Legislative and...
Scales of Justice
He perseveres, pointing to another word. "Ubiquitous. Sometimes when you are walking around downtown L.A., the police are ubiquitous." Polite laughter. "Resonant. Many opera singers have a resonant quality to their voice." He breaks into a baritone, singing scales with a mock gravity.
In a stinging editorial that called this year's contest a "terrible campaign, a national disappointment," the Post faulted Bush for rhetoric that was "divisive, unworthy and unfair," but its pivotal objection was to what it saw as Dukakis' weak grasp of foreign policy. Other papers sounded almost ) regretful at...