Easter Sunday celebrates faith and family unity
The editorial urges Christians to honor Easter Sunday by embracing its core message of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. It highlights community egg hunts, cookouts, and family meals as joyful, springtime traditions that accompany the religious observance and invites readers to live by Christian tenets daily.
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Start date debate affects family summer plans
The 2007 rule requires public schools to begin on or after the third Monday in August. Parents question impacts on summer schedules and breaks while some say later school years are acceptable if it keeps kids in class.
Iran vows uranium enrichment as nuclear tension rises
Iran's president declares ongoing uranium enrichment two weeks after the UN Security Council deadline. Analysts say the move aims to pressure the council while warning a nuclear Iran poses regional and global risks. Options include arms embargoes and asset freezes without full sanctions.
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Romney pushes mass health coverage as model for nation
Massachusetts plans require health insurance for most residents by July 1 2007 with subsidies and sliding scale premiums for low income groups. The $316 million first year and $1 billion third year costs rely on federal reimbursements while a $295 per worker business mandate faces possible legislative override. Romney touts the plan as national leadership ahead of a 2008 bid.
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Public education judged lacking by poll results
A Chicago based McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum poll shows 22 percent can name five Simpsons characters, while only one in a thousand can name the five First Amendment freedoms. The writer notes concern over taxpayer funded schools and student understanding of freedom.
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Medical mistake ruins life in wheelchair warns readers
A reader laments a surgical error by a physician, urges patients to vet doctors, seek second opinions, and protect themselves with records and tests. She shares her seven year wheelchair confinement, stresses consumer skepticism, and cautions about medical profit over patient care.
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