Anti vax culture war risks mRNA progress and trust
Lisa Jarvis outlines how health agency messaging and policy moves threaten mRNA vaccine progress and public confidence. NIH guidance to remove mRNA mentions from grants, funding cuts, and proposed bans spark concern about delaying cancer therapies and future pandemics while lawmakers cite partisan aims over cures.
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Voices clash as readers call for deported activist release
Community letters condemn a green card holding former Columbia student linked to anti Israel protests. The writer argues free speech does not shield those who incite unrest and praises US law, flag, and Reagan era principles while contrasting Trump to Ronald Reagan.
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America
Hamas
Israel
Elon Musk
Don't cut federal funds for prison education grants
Rashon Venable argues against ending Pell grants for incarcerated students. He notes the Shawangunk prison college programs, Hudson Link outcomes, and the risk to inmates like Dominique Castile who rely on education to reduce recidivism. The piece stresses education as rehabilitation and urges preserving federal support.
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Dominique Castile
New York
Donald Trump
Department of Education
Dominique
Shawangunk
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Hudson Link
Sullivan
Kathy Hochul
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