Progress is a much overrated idea

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Some devious long-distance telephone companies are engaging in a practice called 'slamming, ' More than 10,000 consumers have complained to the FCC that their long distance service carrier was changed without their knowledge. This is another example of the perils of high technology.

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Working at the office on borrowed time

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Corporate downsizing is a dangerous trend because it makes employees insecure about their economic future, and thus less likely to purchase goods. Although downsizing may have short-term advantages, the long-term effects could be disastrous for the nation's economy.

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The FBI and other Washington wackos

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The FBI's decision to tear gas the Waco, TX, compound that housed David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers after a 51-day standoff was neither well planned nor a good idea. An analysis of events before the attack demonstrate that it was politically motivated.

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