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A credit line highlights Lawrence Corvi Mitchel Olszak and Beth Kelm as members of the editorial board.
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New Castle eyeing charter school option amid funding questions
The New Castle area weighs establishing a charter academy focused on arts and languages. Backers push state or district approval while critics fear student displacement and funding shifts. Local interest mirrors wider trends as districts explore cyber options and regional collaborations address demand. The First Amendment text follows.
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The People Speak Editor Weighs In On Entitlements
The writer rebuts anti entitlement views after re election of President Obama. He argues Medicare Social Security and universal health care protect the less fortunate, notes abuse exists, and challenges critics by urging them to visit St Jude's Hospital and nursing homes to see the human impact. He ends with a provocative line about Dr Kevorkian for contrast.
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Black doctors bias hurts black patients in new book
Scripps Howard News Service reviews John Hoberman’s Black & Blue, arguing medical racism harms diagnosis and treatment of African Americans. The author links racial bias in medicine to broader health disparities while calling for race-relations training in medical schools and reforms from leaders outside the vulnerable community.
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Louisiana court blocks state school voucher program
A Louisiana judge ruled a state voucher program unconstitutional under state law in a case brought by an education union. The decision highlights national debates over school choice as unions oppose expansion while studies cite benefits for some students. The suit likely faces appeal and echoes broader fights over funding and outcomes in public and private schooling.
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