Bush gun plan undermines protections against illegal guns
The Bush administration is dismantling decades of protections against gun violence. Ashcroft seeks to cut FBI gun sale record retention from 90 days to 24 hours, risking privacy and oversight. DOJ actions follow post 9 11 tensions over access to background check records, despite FBI blocking thousands from purchases. Gun ownership exceeds 200 million, shaping a national security debate.
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Netanyahu blocks Palestinian statehood push at Likud meeting
At a Likud Central Committee gathering in Albany, Netanyahu led a faction that rejected creating a Palestinian state between Israel and Jordan. The move contrasts with Ariel Sharon’s openness to a state with strict conditions, including Yasir Arafat ending terrorism.
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On This Day May 17 Through History
Highlights across years include the stock exchange founding under a tree in 1792, the first Kentucky Derby won by Aristides in 1875, Vinson Act naval expansion in 1938, royal Canadian visit in 1939, Brussels occupation in 1940, Truman rail seizure in 1946, Israel recognition in 1948, Watergate hearings began in 1973, Liberty City riot in 1980, and Stark attack in 1987 with casualties among sailors.
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Local Voice: Blame Not the Messenger on Church Abuse
An editorial urging public accountability for uncovering priest sexual abuse, praising media persistence led by the Boston Globe and Jaclyn O Malley. It argues church officials hid crimes, victims came forward, and the press must keep reporting despite backlash.
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Flexibility rhetoric hides comeback for single sex schools
Ellen Goodman condemns federal moves to fund single sex public schools as regressive. She cites Title IX limits and public schooling history, arguing true reform lies in inclusive, effective teaching methods. She warns against redefining equal education as separate tracks for girls and boys.
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Kansas Seat Belt Drive Urges Buckle Up Now
Kansas officials report only 60 percent of residents wear seat belts with drivers and passengers in pickups faring worse at 40 percent. The Kansas Clicks Buckle Up America campaign runs May 20 to June 2 with extra patrols and checkpoints to boost belt use and road safety. Kansas Secretary of Transportation E Dean Carlson emphasizes the life saving impact of belts and parent example.
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Community thanks for aid in emergency care near Garden City
Steve and Bobbie Bagnell express gratitude to Stone Acres Inc. family Greg Ian and Elnora Stone Dale Corbett Mark Mehl John and David Loewen, plus a sheriff deputy and two Finney County EMS members, for hours of care and safety given to a family member during a medical emergency in Finney County.
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