Prescription clash over pharmacists faith based refusals
Texas lawmakers hear a bill to protect pharmacists who refuse to dispense emergency contraception arguing such refusals threaten patient care. The piece notes similar laws in Arkansas Mississippi South Dakota and Georgia and cites federal efforts to require filling prescriptions. It concludes pharmacists must perform their duties or seek other work.
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Rod R. Blagojevich
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Georgia
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Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Congress
Lawmakers weigh ban on corporate and union election funds
The Texas measure to clarify the ban on corporate and union contributions stalls in a House committee after two months. Reps. Craig Eiland and Todd Smith sponsor a bill restricting corporate dollars to administrative uses for committees and barring them from electioneering ads in the 60 days before polls. Supporters urge Speaker Craddick and Lt. Gov. Dewhurst to push floor action to curb corporate influence.
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Craig Eiland
D-Galveston
Todd Smith
R-Euless
House
Tom Craddick
David Dewhurst
Senate
Freedom and self rule in a 1988 Pulitzer piece
The piece titled Let peace begin with me asserts freedom as a divine gift and personal self control. It frames freedom as a moral discipline aligned with the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Nostalgia masks jitters about the future in academia
Columnist recalls career setbacks at California State University Bakersfield tied to politically incorrect views and a closed records era. He reflects on academic freedom, nostalgia, and the belief that each generation complains the present is worse, while arguing few truths have changed.
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Freedom Communications Inc
Chapman University
Orange
Calif
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California State University At
Bakersfield
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Reason
Libertarian Alternative
Will Rogers
Permian High School Nets Third Straight State Title
Permian High School earns its third consecutive state championship, claiming the title in a dominant season finish. The Panthers secured the crown with standout performances by key players and a seasoned coaching staff guiding the team to historic success.
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Permian High School
Best Friends program proves abstinence pledge works for teens
The Journal of Adolescent and Family Health finds Best Friends, begun in Washington DC in 1987, reduces drug use and premarital sex among girls in 24 cities. The program emphasizes mentoring and peer support rather than pledges, with older participants earning recognition at the Kennedy Center.
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Bill Smith
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the
United States
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Stacey L. Young
Bill
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
Best Friends
Best Men
Washington, D.C
District of Columbia
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Elayne Bennett
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Kennedy Center
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