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Show CUPPER Friday, September 10, 1993 5 Cfg In Our & Opwon Whose ox will get Gored ? President Clintons plan to cut the fat, reinvent eliminate waste, government, sounds too good to be true to voters, and too scary to be true to government workers, 250,000 of whom may be out of a job if the plan is implemented. Gore has been chosen as the bearer of the news of the new, Vice-preside- nt streamlined government. The plan is being touted as the answer to the countrys bureaucracy boondoggle. But members of Congress and business owners are already lining up to do battle against the foe of reform. And thats the 'OVnl&l paper food stamps. Gores American Bankcards complaint happy in the dark, but shunning speculated that Clinton is using contention is this would is that the change would the full light of disclosure. Why the government overhaul ploy as eliminate fraud in the program dramatically cut the companys should one printer have a a tactic to make the public problem. rid of black market revenues. monopoly on a contract as large Typical of the protests is the by getting the printing of every food as How many American one launched by a spokesman for sales of the food stamps among American Bankcard, the sole other illegal activities related to Bankcards are there in the "stamp in America? That may be the $108 billion question. printer of food stamps in the program. This was just dne country? Time will tell. As the Its going to take courage to full disclosure nears of the of reinvent plan America. His complaint was they changes cut the waste from the actually against Gores proposal to issue government plan which will will be coming out of the A bigger challenge government. plastic cards to eligible food reportedly save $108 billion woodwork. As one commentator than cutting the waste will be stamp users in lieu of todays when its fully implemented. said, they are like cockroaches, defining it. What is waste may be as elusive as the Clinton campaign cry of family values. Everyone was for it, but no one could define it. The Democrats, A 90s high school survival guide WlueSpeak by Joseph Walker Well, its finally happened. We have a high school student in the house. Its not like we didnt expect it or anything. I mean, weve known for more than 15 years that it was coming, and weve tried to prepare ourselves. But I didnt appreciate what was happening in our lives until the first week of school, when Amy brought a new friend home to meet Mom and Dad. And he (shudder!) drove. And now, Im a little scared. Dont get me wrong Amy is a terrific girl with a strong sense of values. But shes also imperfect, which means shes going to make mistakes from time to time. And today more than ever before, a simple mistake or error in judgment can be devastating to young people emotionally, physically and spiritually. And so Ive been thinking. Amy hasnt quite arrived at the point where she totally tunes her parents out the minute they start to talk. As she begins her high school journey, maybe now is the time to debunk some of those myths that plague everyone through these challenging years. If I could imprint anything on Amys mind to help see her through the next three years of public education, it would be that she remember these ten simple truths: 1. Everybody isnt doing if. Whatever it is, from drugs to drinking to cheating on tests, theres always someone you admire who isnt doing it because they choose not to. Emulate that someone. Or better yet, be that someone for others. 2. Bad things sometimes happen to good kids. You dont have to be looking for trouble to find it. Good girls get pregnant, too. Good boys can get in accidents while showing off behind the wheel of a car just as easily as bad boys. All it takes is one bad decision and youll be in the exact same position as the kid who is always asking for it. 3. The world doesnt owe you a thing. That teacher doesnt have to give you a good grade unless you earn it. Your boss doesnt have to give you a raise unless she feels you deserve it Youll find that most people make their own breaks. Happiness doesnt just happen. You have to take responsibility for your life, and make it happen. completely under control? 6. Popularity isnt all its cracked up to be. When it comes right down to it, popularity tends to be about conformity and living your life according to the didnt think they had everything person National Performance Review committee does its job of evaluating the efficiency of every federal agency, and identifying and eliminating waste, it will have to be over the definition of waste will be dead bodies of many pork barrel And politicians know radically different than the programs. Republicans. Without a clear attending the funerals of the goal this plan for change will be trimmed fat may carry a heavy caught in the same gridlock as its price at the polls. The watchword predecessors. Some cynics have is courage standards of whatever group happens to be in at the moment. It takes a lot of energy to keep up with the group, and theres constant pressure to conform. Why not just live your own life, and let people accept you for who you are. Youll be happier and less stressed. 7. 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The answers to lifes most important questions cant be artificially induced. Although many have tried, youve made, if you sincerely want to and are willing to pay the price, nobody that I know of has ever found change lasting peace and happiness in a bottle, or in a pill, or in the back seat of a car. The headlong pursuit of momentary thrills usually proves to be destructive over the long haul, making it all the more difficult to probe the real source of answers, which is within yourself. 5. You arent as invincible as you think you are. If there is a junkie alive who didnt or dead, for that matter think he would be immune from the of addiction? Is there anyone strangle-hol- d with a sexually transmitted disease who didnt figure these things always happen to someone else? And is there a paralyzed driver who, moments before the crash, believe he is on their side, which will soften criticism of him when his upcoming battles on free trade with Mexico and gays in the military are staged. 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