Health care compact debate in Kansas muddles ACA impact
The editorial criticizes Rep. Tim Huelskamp and Gov. Sam Brownback for opposing ACA access to Medicare benefits while backing a multistate health care compact. It argues Medicare Advantage subsidies and private plans should remain, warns against turning Medicare over to state control amid KanCare issues, and urges lawmakers to pursue improved coverage rather than GOP opposition.
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Tim Huelskamp
Huelskamp
Sam Brownback
ACA
Kansas
Topeka
Brownback
Rivalry sparks negative online chatter in local high school hoops
Online comments at GCTelegram.com react to a Garden City versus Holcomb boys basketball rivalry with negative views. A separate health feature cites veterans’ exposure concerns, quoting Robert Miller of Vanderbilt Medical School on related issues.
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Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Garden City
Holcomb High School
Robert Miller
Vanderbilt’s Medical School
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One and Done Debate Shapes High School to NBA Path
The piece argues the 2005 age rule harms players by delaying pro entry. It highlights Calipari's Kentucky pipeline and the NCAA revenue shift, noting failures like Nerlens Noel and arguing for reform toward player development and opportunities. Joel Kendrick writes for OtherWords.
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NBA
China
University of Kentucky
John Calipari
Kentucky
Calipari
Anthony Davis
John Wall
DeMarcus Cousins
Cousins
Sacramento Kings
NCAA
Mark Emmert
Nerlens Noel
Noel
Decadence and decline in 2014 America as empire analogy rises
Cal Thomas argues 2014 fades behind a decline of American institutions and family structure. He cites Pew data showing only 46 percent of children in homes with married heterosexual parents, down from 73 percent in 1960, and links these trends to baby boom era cohabitation and divorce. He references John Glubb’s fate of empires theory, stating America at 238 years shows signs of decadence and defensiveness, urging a revival of American spirit through attitudes toward institutions and mutual duty.
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Winona Ryder
Vietnam
Pew Research Center
America
John Glubb
Assyria
Egypt
Levant
Glubb
Congress
Battle of New Orleans 200th anniversary remembered
January 8 marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, the war’s last major engagement. The piece surveys varied reactions, history, and cultural echoes from the War of 1812 era.
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Veterans Administration
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Paul Revere
The
Minutemen
Larry
Great Britain
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
America
Washington, D.C
Dolly Madison
White House
Biden
Jimmy Driftwood
Johnny Horton
Colonel Jackson
Mississipp
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
U.S. Navy
Prince Charles
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Danny Tyree
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