FDA bans ephedra amid calls to tighten herb rules
Editorial excerpts from U.S. and overseas papers critique the FDA move to ban ephedra, noting it is the first action against a herbal supplement. The piece blames the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act for shifting burden of proof away from regulators and urges reform for swifter action when dangers emerge.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Screening foreign visitors seconds time added security
Critics claim tightening checks will deter and unfriendly visitors. Proponent argues the brief wait is minor and improves safety for both Americans and international travelers. The piece asserts waiting lines and added security are here to stay for safer travel.
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United States
America
Express-Times
Easton
Spirit lands on Mars boosting NASA confidence
NASA scored a major victory Saturday night as the golf cart sized Spirit landed safely on Mars marking a bold step for unmanned exploration. The feat contrasts with high failure rates in Mars landings and foreshadows further missions alongside the rover Opportunity, due January 24 on the opposite planet.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Input
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused.
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David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
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Healing Power of God in Medicine Gains Ground
A Newsweek cover story and Dr. Julian Whitaker cite prayer as a factor in healing. Church attendance links to lower mortality, even after adjusting for social support and healthy living. Historical notes include Dr. Richard Cabot’s view of God’s healing power as a constant, underlying force in health and medicine.
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Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Claudia Kalb
Julian Whitaker
Whitaker
Randolph Byrd
Richard Cabot
Harvard Medical
Customer service is job No 1 in food service notes
A Baytown writer with decades in food service argues that customer happiness hinges on all staff doing their part. He recalls starting in the late 80s, doing every job from prep to busing, and insists servers must earn good word with consistent effort.
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Food Service
Bobbie Jo Taylor Baytown
Baytown Texas City Hall and School Board Contacts
A compact listing of Baytown City Hall officials and Goose Creek, Barbers Hill, and Anahuac school district leaders. Includes city manager mayor council members superintendents and trustees with district addresses phone numbers and term lengths. The material reads as a public notices style directory of local government offices and official contacts.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
City Council
Mercedes Renteria
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
P.O. Box
Baytown
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill
Mont Balvieu
Tim Sonnenberg
Board of Trustees
Joe Presnall
Lyle Malechek
George Barrere
Benny May
Philip James
Jeff Farrell
Jamie Harvey
Highlights in History for January 10
On January 10 marks notable events including Thomas Paine publishing Common Sense in 1776, Florida seceding in 1861, London opening the first underground railway in 1863, Rockefeller founding Standard Oil in 1870, the League of Nations forming in 1920, Trotsky exiled in 1928, the UN General Assembly convening in 1946, Edward Brooke taking Senate seat in 1967, a Soyuz rendezvous in 1978, and U S Vatican full diplomatic relations established in 1984.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
General Assembly
United Nations
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
US Senate
Salyut VI Space Laboratory
United States
Vatican
Harris County Poll Tax Force Targets Election Dignity
In 1944 Harris County deputy tax collector Beatrice Murphy organized a force of tax collectors to demand poll taxes at polling places for the November elections. Poll tax receipts show only about 1,000 eligible voters in the county.
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Harris County
Beatrice Murphy
Mont Belvien
L W. Guest
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