Troy nurse seeing stars

As if introducing the President weren’t enough, a nurse practitioner from Troy is getting a second dose of fame. Doug Bouldin, a nurse at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital, appeared with President Clinton last month. Now he’s been drafted to speak at the...

Gephardt attacks on taxes

Congressman Richard Gephardt claims Republicans know what they’re doing passing tax cut bills that he says won’t do taxpayers any good. Gephardt accuses them of grabbing headlines by passing bills the President will veto. He thinks they’re finding...

Ashcroft hopes for estate tax cut

Senator John Ashcroft thinks the President will sign the repeal of the marriage tax penalty this time. Last year, the President vetoed it and complained Republicans stuck amendments on the bill he did not want. Ashcroft admits there’s still some uncertainty, but...

Ergonomic impasse

Senator Kit Bond wants OSHA to rethink its proposed rules on ergonomic injuries. Those are the aches and pains suffered from repetitive motion activities like typing. He has convinced the Senate to withhold funding for putting the rules in effect, and expects the...

Bond defends HMO plan

Senator Kit Bond is returning fire in the wake of President Clinton’s criticism of the republican-backed Patients’ Bill of Rights approved by the Senate. Clinton blasted the plan during his speech in Columbia. Bond charges the democratic Norwood-Dingel...