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Distributing the blame for the poor response to Katrina.(Local)(Letter to the Editor)
The Virginian Pilot; Sep 10, 2005; 700+ Words ...federal government's response to the tragedy of...of people would not evacuate, because they did not have the resources...states are to blame, not the federal government...people. There is no excuse for the mayor not...help evacuate the poor and destitute from...
Fine principles but poor response
The Independent - London; Feb 26, 1996; ; 700+ Words ...rhetorical message. The response of everyone who watched...margin, but it is not what Robson imagined...them. We were so poor in the second half...always looking for excuses. This has nothing...Plasticine, but it does not justify a negative...fair, Robson could not complain about a ...
National Grid user unhappy; Poor response, delays cited.(LOCAL NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); Dec 21, 2008; 700+ Words ...Sturbridge Village, she's not one of the village's interpreters...less complimentary about the response she received when calling National...possible. But there's no excuse for rudeness. I couldn't...was to restore power lines, not single homes." She said the...
NO MORE EXCUSES FOR POOR TAX COLLECTION: PHILIPPINE SENATOR.
AsiaPulse News; Jan 11, 2005; 587 Words ...the lateral attrition bill, there would be no more excuse for not collecting more taxes. The lateral attrition bill will...new taxes to plug the budget deficit, the legislative response was that the government must also do its share by collecting...
Poor excuse for not having a bus service
New Straits Times; Sep 10, 2003; ; 252 Words 00-00-0000 Poor excuse for not having a bus service Byline: Johnny...early this month. The company's response came as a shock. A company official...can make the climb, buses can, if not the stage coaches, then the smaller...
Democrats use excuses to justify poor performance
Post-Tribune (IN); Aug 24, 2006; ; 700+ Words ...enlightening event to exemplify excuse politics is the NWI Democratic Party's response to the mountain of corruption...years. However, you did not hear that from any public...list of suspects (or excuses). The list is tiresome, if not endless. First was the...addition, it is still an ...
Barry Chides Firms Over Youth Jobs; Poor Response Draws Threat From Mayor
The Washington Post; Jun 28, 1995; ; 589 Words ...companies "have done zero; they make excuses about this and about that," he said...job program. Barry said the city should not have had to take money from its adult job...preparation for next summer. "We are not asking them to give anybody anything...
Poor police response leaves area helpless to Lords lawlessness.(News)(Guest View)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); Sep 29, 2002; 700+ Words ...for the lack of a police response, I took my camcorder and...almost 45 minutes, I did not see a single Elgin police...However, ethnicity is no excuse for outright lawless behavior...legal and peaceful? If not, why not? Does the Elgin Police...
Poor Excuses From Israel
The Washington Post; Aug 27, 1994; 336 Words ...one big error which tends to excuse the Israelis for their outrageous...northern Israel." This is not why Israel launched its atrocious attack: The attack was a response to seven of its soldiers' being...own news accounts, it would not see any reports of Hezbollah...
A poor excuse for long service outage, ROBERTA METALIOUS, Manchester - Letter
Concord Monitor; Jan 1, 2005; 494 Words ...the cable. The repeated response from Verizon was that...technicians and repairs could not be made until Dec. 27. A technician was not dispatched until Dec...customer service response. Not only are they less expensive...before a holiday as an excuse not to repair your ...
A poor excuse.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); Jan 30, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...over time and with a hundred different excuses. This bill - which makes it easier to...stark words last week in the Democratic response to the president's State of the Union...Democrats can't do that. But why not? With the exception of Japan, every...
Poor Excuse for a New Road
The Washington Post; Jun 16, 1999; 573 Words ...outlandish claim that ambulance response times are being drastically...ambulance trips to the hospital do not require high-speed transport...road to speed up ambulance response times is hardly the solution...few minutes shaved off the response time of an ambulance crew can...
Poor Excuse for Goose Abuse?
Insight on the News; Mar 29, 1999; ; 364 Words ...decision violates several protective acts, HSUS says, and does not reflect full consideration of the environmental impact of the...multiround shot-guns and electronic calling devices, is a response to reports that an overabundance of geese is damaging the Arctic...
COLUMN: Far from home is a poor excuse
University Wire; Mar 4, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...000 people homeless. While not as dramatic or as destructive...mindset to hold. The federal response to Katrina was abysmal, both...quicker, the tiny nation does not have the resources required...While I know the old adage about not looking gift horses in the mouth...
A POOR EXCUSE FOR A SCHOOL DRUG PLAN
The Boston Globe; May 18, 2005; 401 Words ...policy at its worst: a shallow, cynical response to a complex problem that places the burden...overwhelmed local school systems and does not address the education and prevention aspects...strategy creating anything but chaos. It's not hard to imagine that the Romney administration...
A poor excuse for MPs to keep their expenses secret
The Sunday Telegraph London; Jan 18, 2009; 700+ Words ...available to the public? It has not - any more than it has had dire...costs in time and money are not "too great" to justify that...quite correctly, have only one response: don't be ridiculous! There...They insist that this does not derive from a desire to cover...
Poor Thistle can offer up no excuses; PREMIER ANALYSIS: Jags have nightmare and take their first SPL hammering
Evening Times; Dec 5, 2002; ; 700+ Words ...sure he gets the right response from his players this...blow. "When you're not playing well you just...senior team with one of his poorer displays. Bad positioning...Milne 82), Lovell. Subs not used: Langfield, Khizanishvili...Burns, Britton. Subs not used: Budinauckas, Waddell...
I don't want to hear more excuses - Judge; Concourt hears about sick and poor left awaiting.(News)
The Star (South Africa); Aug 31, 2007; 700+ Words ...court and say it does not have the implements...to the detriment of poor and marginalised people...want to hear more excuses about the lack of...to be a problem - not in this country...a somewhat unusual response to the application...Justice Zak Yacoob was not convinced, ...
Drawing blood; A poor care rating prompted a medical clinic to stop making excuses and start making changes - illustrating the promise and peril of health care report cards.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); Feb 11, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...some of the sickest, poorest members of society at...doctors. "Our first response was `We take care of...such as transplants, not primary care. Minnesota...between 41 and 75, and not smoking. The first Minnesota...is linked to obesity. Not all doctors were on board...
BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S KATRINA RESPONSE: CUT PROGRAMS FOR POOR
Targeted News Service; Oct 6, 2005; 422 Words ...release: Using Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts as an excuse, the Bush Administration is proposing to cut some of the programs...The Bush Administration should join Democrats in working to not only rebuild from the physical destruction of our communities...
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