Boys face body image pressures and health risks
The Gazette notes boys have long ignored body image issues but now face similar pressures as girls. It urges open discussion, self esteem, and anti bullying policies, plus guidance to resist media ideals and harmful weight control or bodybuilding practices.
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Boy Wonder
G.I, Joe
Goku
Snowy forecasts warm Iowa up for winter
Iowa's climate hints at a snowy season with cold snaps and above normal snowfall expected in the central Great Plains. Residents are urged to prepare by checking tires and de-icing supplies, winterizing homes, and ensuring warm gloves and hats for all family members.
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Almanac
Robert B. Thomas
Great Plains
Paradox Props Up Republicans in Election Paradox
The piece analyzes how negative events in Iraq and abroad may paradoxically help the Republican cause while hurting Democrats. It notes Bush's tough rhetoric, the Bali bombing’s political impact, and the strategic flaws of front-loaded primaries that could elevate Howard Dean before voters fully know him.
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Istanbul
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Howard Dean
Puritans Target Health Research in NIH Funding Scrutiny
An editorial notes a Washington based group issued a hit list of 157 NIH funded researchers prompting Republicans to demand tighter review. The NIH questions the value of research into sexual practices and AIDS while safeguarding prior screening of grants and raises concerns over censorship.
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Traditional Values Coalition
Congressional Republicans
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Jefferson on religion and the wall of separation
A letter argues Jefferson opposed church state entanglement and supported religious freedom. It cites the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and his 1802 warning that government make no law for religion. It notes his view of religion as between individual and God and praises a court order removing the Ten Commandments monument.
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Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates
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Opposition argues privatizing Medicare harms seniors and misleads public
A public critique accuses the Bush administration of pushing a final prescription drug plan to privatize Medicare. It warns seniors could face higher costs, loss of employer drug coverage, and ineligibility due to preexisting conditions while government price controls weaken. The piece urges universal drug coverage under Medicare and rejects privatization.
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Congress
America
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