Viagra Ad Under Fire Over Misleading Claims
The FDA cites Pfizer Viagra ads claiming the drug restores sexual desire with no supporting clinical evidence and omitting medical risks. Pfizer says it will pull the TV spots. Critics say the campaign overreaches by implying casual use and downplaying heart-related side effects.
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Bob Dole
Dole
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Wild Thing
Feds
Pfizer Inc
Pfizer
Sadr City voices show shifting loyalties amid conflict
In Baghdad, Sheik Jamal Hani Auda calls Muqtada al Sadr’s supporters loyal to his stance against Americans, while Capt. Zachary Miller notes progress as residents shift from hostility to assistance. Separately, Gail Leandar-Wright reflects on same sex marriage as Massachusetts becomes first state to legalize it a year ago.
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Muqtada
Sheik Jamal Hani Auda
Sadr City
Baghdad
Muqtada As
Capt
Zachary Miller
Gail Leandar-Wright
Betsy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Crawford
Texas
South Carolina
Jane Goodall
Rush Limbaugh
Peter
Bush
Where to Write Finney County Commission
Garden City locations provided for official correspondence include the County Administrative Center at 311 N Ninth St Garden City KS 67846 and the City Commission Center at 301 N Eighth St Garden City KS.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Garden City
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Telegram invites reader feedback and contact details
The Telegram invites reader feedback by email at editor 620 275 2704 Attn Editor or by mail to Attn Editor 310 N Se th St Garden City KS 67846 and by phone 276 6862 Ext 201.
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First Amendment text and protection statement
The First Amendment prohibits government establishment of religion and guarantees free exercise, freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to peaceable assembly and to petition for grievances. This summary notes core rights and protections as specified in the amendment.
Rural vote decides 2004 election amid urban-leaning divide
Alan Guebert notes rural voters swung to Bush in 2004, mirroring Dirksen era tactics. Democrats blamed rural turnout for losses yet failed to argue farm policy wins. Bush carried Ohio and rural counties, aligning with southern states support and widening GOP Senate majorities. Rural policy was rarely debated by either candidate.
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Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate
Daley
Chicago
Dirksen
Illinois
Cook
Iraq
Bush
George Bush
White House
Ohio
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
Confederacy
Dems
Weez Yokels
Kerry
Center For Rural Strategies
John Kerry
America
Bush election debate sparks myth of Christian jihad
Kathleen Parker analyzes claims that Bush won a right wing Christian mandate and rejects the notion of a national Christian jihad. She notes evangelicals contributed about 20 million votes, with 40 million from others, and argues most Americans lie in a middle ground, voting on complex values beyond a single issue.
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George W. Bush
America
Bush
Education
William J. Bennett
Heritage Foundation
Margaret Mead
Chris Matthews
Red States
United States
Christopher Hitchens
Sandhill Annie legend dispute prompts family response
Rose Ann Sparks of Lewisville Texas writes Garden City readers to correct myths about Sandhill Annie. She recalls Anna Drussel Scheer as a strong German woman who built houses, raised five children after Andrew Scheer’s death, and valued family traditions, urging responsible reporting and consideration for relatives’ feelings.
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Garden City
Anna Drussel Scheer
Andrew
Andrew Scheer
Anna
Rose Ann Sparks
Lewisville
Reality check for smokers
A reader urges consideration of nonsmokers highlighting a grandmother who suffered asthma and heart strain from secondhand smoke. The letter pleads to quit or move outside, arguing one cigarette can harm others for days and calls for better awareness and courtesy.
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The
Eagles
America
Telegram letters policy limits and formatting rules
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