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Opinion
How to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Readers offer suggestions for raising women’s salaries, citing what Deloitte, New Mexico and unions have done.Legislation looks to be a practical approach.
The reason not to hire is the same inability to do the job as for men.
The reason not to pay the same rate for the same work is incomprehensible.
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U.S.
California: Pumping of Water Speeds Sinking of Land
Vast areas of California’s Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as huge amounts of groundwater are pumped during the drought, NASA said in research released on Wednesday.California must end first use water rights.
All water in the U.S. must be rationed to the rate of annual recharge.
The rationing authority could best use the data from the previous year along with the individual annual usage from the previous year.
Ending unlimited drawing will cause powerful screams as it is a major "Taking"
Eminent domain should enable the act. Annual inflation adjusted payments attached to land title may require enabling legislation but should make the change possible.
I am not certain how to adjust for commodity price variations.
We do impose zoning.
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Opinion
When a River Runs Orange
If we don’t update our 19th-century mining laws, polluted metal-laced water will be coming to a river near you, and sooner than you think.The "moral hazard" of the mining laws was obvious to the authors of those laws.
Mining is not allowed in the national parks.
A mine is a well with a pump.
When the pump goes away it is just a well.
The water in the hole is the local ground water without the filtering effect of the the soil.
If people object to the well it can be plugged with concrete for a price in carbon and aggregate.
As always the question is who pays to fill old abandoned holes.
The super fund exists to pay those costs.
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Real Estate
The Upper West Side for a Lifestyle Change
Gail Reiken Tuzman went looking for a one-bedroom to rent on the Upper West Side.City living is not attractive to me as yet. I do not expect it to be attractive for a couple of decades.
At that point assisted living may be a better deal.
I am certain there is a limit to urban rent.
I have not found such a limit.
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Books
Editors’ Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.I will let you guide my required reading.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
Oklahoma: Lawmaker Admits Embezzling
Rick Brinkley, a two-term state senator, admitted in federal court that he stole $1.8 million from the Better Business Bureau in Tulsa.Republican party membership does not require private morality.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman Is Dead in Wagon Crash
Jairisa Galindo, 18, who was struck by a car as she pulled a toddler in a wagon, who was killed, died one day after the crash, the authorities said.Cars kill pedestrians.
Do not demand the right of way.
The dead cannot argue and shooting drivers is not an approved action.
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Opinion
Talking About the Death Penalty, Court to Court
At the Connecticut and United States Supreme Courts, will discussions lead the way to the end of capital punishment?Faced with life imprisonment without parole and appeal or other hope I might choose death. The cruelty of execution may be less.
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World
2 Who Attacked Hong Kong Journalist Are Sentenced to 19 Years
Kevin Lau Chun-to, who had recently been removed as chief editor of the Ming Pao newspaper, suffered severe cuts on his back and legs in the February 2014 assault.I am puzzled.
The motive in the attack was political.
The button men are deniable.
It matters why the attack was made.
We are not told and will not be told.
It could be tongs or patriotism or an independent criminal or government action.
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Your Money
Social Security Benefits in Limbo for Some Same-Sex Couples
Those whose spouses died before the Supreme Court made two crucial marriage-equality rulings are fighting for retroactive recognition of their unions.The precedent would require reparations for legal slavery.
The required federal law and Supreme Court approval look unlikely.
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U.S.
Virginia: Ex-Governor Takes Plea to a Justice
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell asked the Supreme Court to allow him to stay out of prison while he makes his final appeal on public corruption convictions.Bob McDonnell can appeal from prison as so many must.
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Health
Breast Cancer Treatment and D.C.I.S.: Answers to Questions About New Findings
A large study following 100,000 patients with ductal carcinoma in situ for 20 years raises doubts about the standard treatment for the conditions." Because pathology is subjective and the stakes with cancer so high, she might want to get a second opinion. If the diagnosis is D.C.I.S., most doctors would urge treatment until a study shows it is not necessary. But some women are choosing not to be treated while getting frequent monitoring. Dr. Laura Esserman, a breast surgeon and breast cancer researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, is following women who select this course. But, she cautions, “it is not for the faint of heart.”"
The diagnosed have another choice.
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U.S.
Western Wildfires Consume Manpower and Acreage
Even before three firefighter deaths Wednesday, fire managers had been struggling to find enough staff to combat blazes in the Northwest and Northern California.There is no guarantee the dry forest will not burn.
Fighting all fires in wetter years has proved to be a mistake.
The choice of which fires and parts of fires to fight is political this year.
The Legislatures will decide where the Forest Service and Park Rangers cannot choose.
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Opinion
Activists Confront Hillary Clinton
Liberals and conservatives alike must answer for how the criminal justice system has been unleashed upon black people in this country.The question is proper.
Hillary Clinton is not required to answer it.
Whatever her answer it will be more satisfactory than that of her opposition.
In national politics I must deal with possible relative merits.
I will not make the perfect the enemy of the possible.
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The Upshot
Fafsa Follies: To Gain a Student, Eliminate a Form
Removing the application for federal aid would encourage more qualified low-income students to apply to college.No.
The I.R.S. is not allowed to examine what it knows for good reasons.
The bursar's office is subject to fiduciary responsibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursar
The state legislatures could remove the tuition and housing charges at state institutions.
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N.Y. / Region
David Sweat, New York Prison Escapee, Appears in Court for Arraignment
Mr. Sweat, a convicted killer who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in June, did not enter a plea in his first court appearance since he was returned to custody.Everyone deserves an attorney.
"Never plead guilty without a deal."
The prison system is without mercy.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Police Sergeant Commits Suicide After Sex-Crime Charges
The sergeant, Joel Doseau, 43, who was accused of having sex with an underage girl he met online, was arraigned this month on 40 criminal counts.His life was over.
He lacked the will to rebuild after prison if he could survive imprisonment.
Survival was unlikely and life as a registered sex offender was intolerable.
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Sports
Woods Shoots Best Round in Two Years
Tiger Woods shot a six-under-par 64 in his first competitive round in the Wyndham Championship.Recovery is possible for Tiger Woods.
Some women play much better golf than others.
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Real Estate
For $28 Million, Another Perch at One57
A sprawling three-bedroom apartment at One57 was the sale of the week, while the runner-up property was a five-story, fully renovated townhouse on the Upper West Side.I refuse to be jealous or shocked.
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U.S.
Judge Says Hillary Clinton Didn’t Follow Government Email Policies
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan also set steps for the F.B.I. to examine Mrs. Clinton’s server for messages she may have deleted."In a statement, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton defended her use of the account. “Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account was consistent with the practice of other secretaries of state, and permissible under the department’s policy at the time,” said the spokesman, Brian Fallon."
Some judges are much more political than we wish.
The decision will be appealed.
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