Park officials act swiftly as swine flu concerns spread
Our View Park officials address a potential swine flu threat with standard flu precautions. Schools warn parents about symptoms while St. Catherine Hospital monitors patients. National reactions included pork avoidance. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says bacon remains safe. Kansas Governor Parkinson supports hog producers at the Statehouse event.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Statehouse
Swine flu panic harms hog producers and pork demand
Officials stress swine flu cannot be transmitted by pork handling yet fear and misinformation drive consumers away from pork. Hog futures fall as China and Russia ban imports, hurting producers already angry at misnomer.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
China
Russia
U.S
Telegram invites signed letters to the editor writes
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First Amendment text cited as rights guarantee
The First Amendment prohibits establishment of religion and protects free exercise speech and press, assembly, and petition. It prohibits government abridgment of these rights and ensures redress of grievances through petition.
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Redefining farms to grow real numbers in U S agriculture
California writer Lisa M Hamilton argues the census hides true farm growth by counting tiny backyard plots and mega feedlots as farms. She proposes a new definition emphasizing human scale, land stewardship, and local markets, urging support for aspiring farmers through market access and AgriCorps.
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United States
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Lockney
Texas
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AmeriCorps
AgriCorps
California
Lisa M. Hamilton
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Prairie Writers Circle
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A Drug War Rant On Marijuana Policy And Voting Rights
William A. Collins argues that marijuana should not be seen as the core problem of drugs. He envisions decriminalization, infusion rooms abroad, and voting barriers based on drug felonies, blaming politicians who profit from the war on drugs and noting racial disparities in disenfranchisement.
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America
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Eric Holder
Justice Department
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Canada
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Portugal
United States
No messing with the CIA and Texas secession sermon
Opinion column reviews three issues Obama CIA policy Perry secession and Minnesota election delays. It recalls past presidents and CIA actions, mocks liberal justice concerns, jokes about Texas seceding, and criticizes Minnesota for a prolonged Senate tally amid court appeals. The piece ends by providing contact with Donald Kaul.
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CIA
Texas
Rick Perry
Minnesota
Jack Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Jimmy Carter
Iran
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
U.S
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Oliver Stone
Secede
George W
Dick Armey
Phil Gramm
Tom DeLay
Jarndyce
Charles Dickens
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