Romney’s health care reform stance under scrutiny
Romney argues for keeping parts of Obamacare such as preexisting condition protections and adult child coverage while warning that without an individual mandate the math won’t balance. He contends free market incentives won’t force coverage for the healthy, and contrasts this with a sharper plan emphasizing state led reforms and market openness.
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Local Texas Congressmen Contact Details
Texas lawmakers and officials listed include U S Rep Mike Conaway of Midland with Washington and local offices in Odessa and Midland, U S Rep Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock with a Cannon House Office Building address and a mobile contact, and U S Rep Francisco Canseco of San Antonio with Longworth House Office Building address and a contact link for email.
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Let peace begin with me newspaper creed
Laura Dennis Editor proclaims the paper’s mission to inform readers so they may preserve freedom and inspire others to value its blessings. The text links freedom to self control and to moral guides including the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Romney press coverage under fire in Benghazi and media critique
The piece argues that the national press misrepresents Romney and Obama, praising Romney’s speeches in Israel and Poland while condemning media bias. It contrasts press scrutiny of Romney’s remarks and Obama’s Benghazi handling with lighter treatment of Obama’s 2007 critique, calling coverage partisan and one-sided.
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The Man vs The Therapeutic State in America
Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason magazine and syndicated columnist, examines the clash between individual liberty and expanding state intervention in health policy, law enforcement, and social welfare programs. The piece profiles concerns over government overreach and the defense of personal choice.
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Szasz legacy and critique of psychiatry endure
The New York Times obituary for Thomas Szasz notes his early critique of psychiatry, but argues his radical stance on mental illness as nonphysical disease shaped decades of debate. His wit and defense of individual freedom highlighted medicalized tyranny from The Myth of Mental Illness onward, while critics noted shifts in psychiatry's scope and the DSM era.
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Odessa High Senior Elisa Vigil Named Homecoming Queen
Odessa High School selects Elisa Vigil as Homecoming Queen in a Friday ceremony. Readers are invited to share opinions for future editorials and community feedback on this and other topics.
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