Telegram's Early 1906 Establishment and Editorial Leadership
A historical note outlines the telegram's establishment in 1906 with key roles including Editor and Publisher Draper and Managing Editor Delaney at gctelegram.com, highlighting the paper's founding era and leadership lineage.
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Delaney
Gctelegram
Draper
Drug-discount cards ease burden but won’t solve Medicare drug gap
The piece argues discount cards for Medicare recipients offer 10 to 40 percent savings on prescriptions but cannot replace a full Medicare prescription drug benefit. It notes the plan requires no congressional approval and costs little, while a direct 10-year drug benefit could total $300 billion. It concludes that Medicare solvency demands a fuller reform despite stopgap relief.
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George W. Bush
Bush
Washington
Newsday
Long Island, N.Y
Katharine Graham Relentless Leader of The Washington Post
Katharine Graham faced early emotional neglect and a troubled marriage but became head of The Washington Post. She guided the paper through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, risking finances and a president’s fury to publish essential truths. She died in Idaho at 84 from head injuries after a fall, drawing tributes worldwide.
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Reat
Katharine Graham
Graham
Washington Post
Tiller
Idaho
Pentagon
New York Times
Post
Moon landing anniversary and historical events on July 20
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin first walked on the moon. The date also marks Colombia's 1810 independence from Spain, Confederate Congress sessions in Richmond in 1861, BC entry in 1871, Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881, beginnings of WAC basic training in 1942, and Roosevelt's 1944 nomination for a fourth term. Thought for Today reflects on words.
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Neil Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Colombia
Spain
Congress of the Confederate States
Richmond
British Columbia
Sitting Bull
the Little Big Horn
Sur
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Rastenburg
Roosevelt
Chicago
Edmund Burke
Philip Morris Change Mask Fails on Health Costs Plan
Ellen Goodman argues Philip Morris backs a 2001 Czech plan to reduce elder care costs by shortening lives, funded by studies showing smoking’s indirect positive effects. She cites Czech overtake of 80 percent of local cigarettes, criticisms from public health figures, and broader tobacco industry influence worldwide.
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Oston
Philip Morris Company
Marlboro Man Inc
Tobacco Company
America
Philip Morris
Czech Republic
Arthur D. Little
Tobacco
Eva Kralikova
Nature Genetics
Europe
Matthew Myers
Campaign For
Tobacco-Free Kids
Myers
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