NIH funds dog smoking study at University of Kentucky
A Citizens Against Government Waste report says NIH awarded a five million grant to the University of Kentucky for six respiratory projects, including forcing dogs to inhale cigarette smoke to study health effects. Critics call the tests painful and irrelevant to humans due to canine breathing differences, while the tobacco industry might see possible appeal to new canine markets.
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National Institutes of Health
NIH
University of Kentucky
U.S
Death by own action and the longing for release
A columnist surveys historical and religious views on suicide, citing Bach, Socrates, Hamlet, and Shakespeare while noting a modern revival in Europe and the United States. The piece discusses atheories of euthanasia, the Hemlock Society, and a Michigan case involving Janet Adkins, arguing for compassionate understanding without advocating self harm.
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Janet Adkins
Michigan
Johann Sebastian Bach
Herr Bach
Rome
Caesar
Billie Holliday
America
Radio
William Shakespeare
Hamlet
W.S
The
Hemlock Society
Adkins
Socrates
Virginia
Visa scam fleeces Hong Kong emigrants for fake papers
Hong Kong residents paid nearly ten thousand dollars each to obtain bogus visas to non existent Pacific islands and to Venezuela. Venezuelan immigration chief Felix Arroyo was fired after fake visas bearing his signature surfaced. Over a thousand victims detained as authorities probe a multi million dollar fraud.
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Washington
Hong Kong
Pacific
Venezuela
Felix Arroyo
Arroyo
Vemecucia
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Noriega era documents ring and Cuban emigre ties exposed
The report details a wide scale scheme in which Jack Anderson and associates allege officials in Panama’s government sold fake passports and entry papers to international clients including Chinese, Hong Kong buyers, and Cubans. It cites 30,000 Cubans over five years paying up to 15,000 each, with profits rivaling bureaucrats’ salaries and arrests of two former Paraguayan cabinet members. It notes past U S Cuba arrangements and abuses by Noriega loyalists.
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Asia
Boyd
Ciro Noriega
Panama
Manuel Noriega
Hong Kong
China
Nis
United States
Cuba
U.S
Noriega
Roberto Diaz Herrera
Potomac Bridge Closure Sparks Short Detour Plan
A Maryland State Roads Commission notice states the Potomac River bridge at Brunswick will close June 24 for extensive repairs with a 40 mile detour. Brunswick boosts want a shorter ali- nade route to ease Virginia trade and local travel.
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State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Brunswick
CH. Feete
Brunswick Boosters’ Committee
Virginia
Militaria Blight on Market Street Draws Community Protest
Roger Reitman of Hood College vocally condemns a Militaria shop display in the 300 block of Market Street. He cites a photo showing Vietnamese civilians with weapon scope imagery, calling it pornographic and dehumanizing while noting the war's death toll.
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Market Street
Militaria
Volunteer Fire System Needs Real Solutions Not Lip Service
The speaker urges concrete steps to fix the volunteer fire system in Frederick County. Proposals include keeping tax dollars local, attracting new and younger members, rewarding training progress with stipends and scholarships, and avoiding centralized administration that neglects rural companies. Focus is on actionable improvements over blame.
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Frederick County
Countywide banquet linked to volunteers and future farmers
Frederick County Commissioners attend a countywide recognition banquet as part of a push to involve older enrollees in volunteer service, with aims to unite rural communities, boost church activity, and see officials publicly join volunteer programs alongside Future Farmers. The piece urges broader citizen involvement. It also questions student driving to school and calls for a policy balancing transportation needs with safety, urging collaboration among schools, administrators, and parents.
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Frederick County
Shawn
Singapore High Student in Critical Condition After Crash
16 year old Shawn Goodwin was flown by Medevac to Baltimore shock trauma center after a car crash on the way to Singanore High School. The driver and another passenger suffered minor injuries while a third had facial injuries and a fractured arm. He remains in critical but stable condition with six weeks of recovery ahead. The article notes past student deaths in similar crashes and calls for safer driving for young, inexperienced operators.
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Shawn Goodwin
Singanore High School
Medevac
Baltimore
Shawn
Singapore
What Art's About and the Obscenity Debate
The essay argues art seeks order and meaning from chaos through selective elements. It asserts the public misreads nudity in art, blaming pornography claims rather than art itself, and cites controversy over Mapplethorpe and NEA funding as a scam rather than a critique of art.
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Brouhaha
Mapplethorpe
National Endowment
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