Headlines
US: Guaranteed medical care for vets a "burden," says McCain
US: Privatizing what the public paid for
MI: Detroit's airport takes bids for naming rights
MD: Bids being accepted to privatize school care
FL: Teamsters rally for Collier school district custodians
MS: Public works privatization examined by Tupelo council
MS: Tupelo council's role questioned in privatization case
News summaries
US: Guaranteed medical care for vets a "burden," says McCain
John McCain is pushing the idea of privatizing veterans' health care.
He advanced the idea in recent stump speeches, even after the media and
congressional investigations in 2007 uncovered how underfunding and
privatization of services at some of the country's top military hospitals
caused poor care, neglect, and other dangerous conditions for wounded
veterans.
Political Affairs Magazine
US: Privatizing what the public paid for
Privatizing taxpayer-funded roads and utilities means you can still use
them — if you can afford to pay again for the "privilege." What’s even
sadder is the fact that Washington is actually paying out taxpayers’
money to take the highways away from everyone who contributed to them;
your dollars are being used to carve out separate lanes, so that those
who can afford to pay additional tolls every day can drive unfettered
by the congestion that traps the rest of us.
Star-Telegram (Forth Worth, TX)
MI: Detroit's airport takes bids for naming rights
The airport is putting the naming rights for its $431-million terminal
up for bid, hoping a corporation or other entity will pay big bucks to
have its brand at the top of travelers' minds. Metro is believed to be
the first U.S. airport to offer up a terminal's naming rights.
Detroit Free Press
MD: Bids being accepted to privatize school care
Schools say no action planned at this time on before and after care
program. While a decision has not been made, the threat to privatize
the Calvert County public school Before and After Care programs is
imminent, according to Uniserv director Joe Sella and before and after
care employees.
Southern Maryland Newspapers
FL: Teamsters rally for Collier school district custodians
About 100 members of the Teamsters Local 79, the union that represents
the custodians, showed up to rally support Thursday morning, one week
before the Collier County School Board is expected to vote on whether
to privatize custodial services. The school board voted 3-1 in June to
table a vote on whether to privatize custodial services and hire
Knoxville, Tenn.-based GCA Services Group.
Naples Daily News
MS: Public works privatization examined by Tupelo council
After a surprise vote this week, the Tupelo City Council seems poised
to privatize the Public Works Department, but officials and employees
say it's unnecessary and are upset by the hasty manner in which it's
all happening.
Northeast Mississippi Daily
MS: Tupelo council's role questioned in privatization case
The Tupelo City Council's apparent efforts to privatize the Public
Works Department has raised questions about the legality of the move.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
