E-cigarettes arrive amid youth use concerns in Houston alert
The piece warns teens could face addiction as e-cigarettes gain popularity and nicotine exposure rises. It notes a $1.5 billion industry and marketing aimed at youths with flavors like Just Mango and Blueberry Cinnamon Custard. FDA proposals call for teen sales restrictions, while cities and states move to ban minors from buying, urging rapid local action to shield youths from uncertain long term risks.
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Houston
University of California
Center For Tobacco Research and Education
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FDA
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Directory
A compiled list of U S lawmakers and state officials with office addresses in Midland Odessa Lubbock and Austin including Rep Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Pete Gallego Sen John Cornyn Sen Ted Cruz Rep Tryon Lewis Rep Tom Craddick Sen Kel Seliger Sen Carlos Aresti and their phone fax and email contacts for district Austin and Washington offices.
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Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Fay
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth House
Randy
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
West Texas
Capitol
Housestate
Texas
Senate.state
Carlos Aresti
San Antonio
Capitol Station
Senate.statex
Peace and Freedom Pledge From Publisher Canty Quote
The piece centers on a 1988 statement from publisher Patrick Canty and editor Laura Dennis affirming liberty as self control and a moral premise for free conduct. It frames freedom as a divine gift aligned with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Republicans Should Offer Jobs Not Welfare to Aid the Poor
A conservative critique argues that Democratic welfare policies failed to reduce poverty under Obama. It cites rising poverty, SNAP enrollment, and stagnant median income, urging Republicans to champion real jobs over more government aid to lift Americans out of poverty.
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Johnson
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Thomas Piketty
Sen
Elizabeth
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Warren
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Piketty
Obama
Jeffrey Anderson
The
Weekly Standard
Census Bureau
George Soroses
Warren Buffetts
Koch Brothers
Sheldon Adelson
Social Security Trustees
SSDI
Odessa American Opinion Thumbs Up for Nurses Week
Odessa American endorses local nurses during National Nurses Week for patient health improvements. Readers may email letters to submit thumbs up opinions to the paper.
Broken promises for veterans prompt Senate pledge
Senate leader Cornyn denounces delays at the Phoenix and Pittsburgh VA facilities as fatal mismanagement. He points to 596000 claims pending nationwide and 125 day backlogs, urging accountability through the VA Management Accountability Act of 2014 to restore trust and protect veterans.
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Thomas Breen
Breen
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Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Houston
Waco
Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability
Marco Rubio
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Department
Congress
Texas
Cornyn
Judiciary Committee
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
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