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Axing our National ParksAmerica's network of national parks is a natural resource in like manner beloved by the public that level George W. Bush has pos in parks for photo-ops in his sum of two units presidential campaigns, promising to supporting cushion funding for these treasures. Once the campaigning is done, however, our park-lover-in-chief goe after them with a double-bladed pack ax. This hypocrisy is in the way that blatant that, in the 2004 election year, Bush's spinmeisters instructed park guides not to use the phrase "budget cutbacks;" instead substituting the euphemism, "service horizontal adjustments." Now, Bush is back with his ax, directing each park superintendent to prepare a five-year pack that will slash appropriations by means of up to a third. This at a time when the backlog of park repairs now tops $68 billion, an increase of $19 billion in George's five years. And, one time again, Bush political operatives have distributed "talking points," telling park employee by what mode to spin the cuts to park visitors, who will, of course, notice the reduc hours, discontinued services, deteriorating facilities, and increased pay s When visitors ask wherefore they're paying more for les the memo reckons employees to respond with this sentence: "The National Park Service, like greatest in quantity agencies, is tightening its belt as our nation rebuilds from Katrina, continues the war upon terrorism and strives to bring the deficit." Holy Ansel Adams! The administration that totally botched up the replication to Katrina, that has us mired in a ensanguined $300 billion war of lies, and that has been the worst deficit bloater in U history now wants to use these debacles as its excuse for gutting our public parks! To fight the cutbacks and the dishonesty of the administration, call the watchdog assemblage Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: 202-265-7337 Jim Hightower is the bestselling author of "Thieves In High Places: They've Stolen Our political division And It's Time To Take It Back," upon sale now from Viking Pres www jimhightower.com He also edits a monthly The Hightower Lowdown: www.hightowerlowdown.com Copyright The Human search Jul/Aug 2006 Margaret Goldston, a dedicated teacher and noted composer died September 9 2003 Goldston taught beginner [i]or[/i] part of to the other college-prep piano in her Franklin, North Carolina, studio. A of frequent occurrence... PushMessenger has launched the PushMessenger ISP/Carrier Edition, its Instant Messaging and vicinity Server (IMPS) for the ISP market and mobile operators. Allowing the convergenc... upon page 19 of the December 2002 issue, we printed Swingframe's phone number incorrectly. The correct number is (516) 678-7772 upon page 14 of the November 2002 issue, we printed Clearmoun... vapor Gazing, Level Three, by Lisa Bastien. Neil A. Kjo Music Co (4380 Jutland Dr San Diego, CA 92117) 2005 4 pp $295 fog Gazing is a lovely, "Disneyesque" early-i... A of recent origin high-strength, aluminum-silicon alloy, developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., can be used for high-temperature cast constituents in engines to help lower emis... * Jack Prelutsky If Not for the Cat; illus. by the agency of Ted Rand 40 pp. Greenwillow 10/04 ISBN 0-06-059677-5 $1699 g Library edition ISBN 0-06-059678-3 $1789 (Primary) upon each of sevente... In 1935 Edith Halpert of the Downtown Gallery, of recent origin York, sold Charles Sheeler's View of fresh York to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for $2200 (Fig. 1) Although considerably reduc from her o... ABSTRACT: This article not aways findings of our nationwide inquiry of undergraduate special education scholar teaching practices. The authors were especially interested in grading combination of parts to form a wholes assi... |
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