Fueling savings boosts as gas prices dip nationwide
Gas prices fall with a nationwide average of 2.38 per gallon down 42.5 cents from a year ago. Analysts cite slipping crude prices and calmer hurricane activity while political debate swirls around impact on prices before the elections. Lower fuel costs ease budgets for businesses families and institutions.
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Buck of Garden City Revered Boxing Coach Dies
On a windy Kansas day September 21 Buck, a father figure to many Garden City youths, passed away. A state Golden Gloves champ and boxing coach for nearly 50 years, he helped young people excel. He cared deeply and changed many lives. The community mourns his loss.
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First Amendment text excerpt
A statement of the First Amendment outline guarantees five freedoms. It defines protections for religion speech press assembly and petition, ensuring government may not establish a religion prohibit free exercise or abridge rights.
Tide turns toward independence in U S politics
The piece argues that independents are gaining ground across parties, citing Lieberman, Chafee, McCain, Warner and potential 2008 contenders like Giuliani Romney Clinton Obama and Graham. It notes barriers from gerrymandered districts and primaries, but predicts a shift toward principled independence and cross party collaboration.
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Missile defense under fire in wake of North Korea test
A. Warren Langley argues that U S missile defense has failed to prove reliability and costs exceed benefits. He urges a businesslike review of defense spending, citing tests, costs around 9 billion annually, and port cargo inspections as alternative security investments, while calling for prioritizing money where most needed.
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Prayer for Chavez and a wary view of empire
Charley Reese argues for adding a prayer for Chavez as he critiques U S policy in Venezuela and calls out what he sees as imperial tendencies. He rejects Chavez as a dictator yet expresses concern over U S military and political power and hopes for a cede Bush administration. He notes Chavez seeks to end poverty and illiteracy while worrying about foreign intervention and assassination risks. He urges readers to write to Reese in Orlando Florida.
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