Health care housing rights and moral obligations debated
Nicholas Johnson argues about whether health care and housing are rights or privileges, referencing religious and founding texts. He contrasts public policy needs with the view that rights depend on donor influence and political will, urging reflection on our obligations to the least among us.
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Community Letters Challenge Diet as Disease Remedy
The writer urges that Type 2 diabetes and heart disease are diet related and reversible, citing books by Neal Barnard Caldwell Esselstyn Jr Joel Fuhrman Michael Greger and Dean Ornish and Greger's How Not to Die. The letter also criticizes Iowa Senate SF 45 privatization efforts tied to the Reason Foundation and IPERS. Local readers Joseph Fleming and Rhonda Yoder share safety notes.
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Trump hits new lows as McCain blocks repeal efforts
Kathleen Parker portrays a chaotic White House as health care reform stalls and a string of controversial actions provoke conservative backlash. Trump faces off with Sessions over immigration and transgender policy while signaling staff purges and leakers. The column frames the president's troubles as an iceberg threatening the ship of state.
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Football's brain drain warning joins a larger climate clash
Guest column argues the July JAMA CTE study on 111 NFL brains confirms football harms the brain and links it to a broader denial of concussion risks and climate change. The piece notes selection bias, NFL defenses, youth-to-pros attrition, and urges quick parental action as autumn arrives.
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