Summertime hazards prompt summer safety reminders
A lighthearted yet cautionary note links a bluegill incident near Macomb Illinois where a fisherman was rushed to hospital after a four inch fish lodged in his esophagus. The piece cites Parade magazine safety tips and recalls Porgy and Bess debut in 1935 while urging lightning awareness and microwave precautions.
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Porgy
Bess
Associated Press
Macomb
United States
Jacob
Matthew
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Oliver
Eugene
Ore
Register-Guard
Britannica
Parade Magazine
M.A
Duke” Mills
Parade
Bob
Fred
al Fred
Yankees
Marge
Bernie Williams
Porgy and
Pancake scale shows Kansas as the flatest state
A humorous column describes a May June 2003 Annals of Improbable Research study comparing flattening of a pancake and Kansas. Researchers Fonstad Pugatch Vogt report Kansas flatness near 0.997, while noting uneven areas like Flint Hills and Topeka Capitol, with playful sarcasm about syrup and taste.
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Kansas
Annals of
Harvard University
Marc Abrahams
Mark Fonstad
William Pugatch
Southwest Texas State University
Brandon Vogt
Arizona State University
Fonstad
Pugatch
Vogt
Flint Hills
Capitol Building
Topeka
Overland Park
Democrats face security gap as middle voters drift
The piece argues the DLC poll shows Democrats losing white male support and the national middle to Republicans, while Bush pins his stance as a cautious moderate. It notes Clinton’s midline strategy, liberal pull from Dean, and Becker’s critique of Democratic focus on liberal priorities.
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Democratic Leadership Council
DLC
Bill Clinton
Bush
Mark Penn
Clinton
Penn
Joe Lieberman
Saddam Hussein
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Walter Mondale
Bob Becker
Howard Dean
Dean
Becker
Jesse Jackson
Supreme Court
Portrait of a Country Heading in the Wrong Direction
A reflective essay traces trends from the mid 2000s involving deceptions in governance and regulatory rollbacks. It cites tax cut benefits skewed to the wealthy, the Iraq reconstruction plan tied to oil profits, and political critiques of officials like Andrew Natsios and Dan Pipes. The piece portrays a bipartisan media landscape and policy misfires shaping public distrust.
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Karl Rove
Iraq
U.S
Halliburton
Bechtel
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Dave Barry
Bill Tammells
Kansas City Star
Democratic Party
Center
Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services
U.S. Agency For International Development
Andrew Natsios
P.R
America
Natsios
Daniel Pipes
United States Institute of Peace
Pipes
Middle East
Institute of Peace
Baghdad
Interior Department
Utah
Executive Branch
Fox News
Bill O'Reilly
Good Morning America
White House
House
Tom DeLay
Molly
Creators Syndicate
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