Editorial on the benefits of small colleges in Ottawa
Back to school time brings Ottawa life with more cars and shoppers as students fill Ottawa University and Neosho County Community College. Small colleges offer personal attention, flexible curricula, and multi sport options while boosting local economy, culture, and brain retention, highlighted by OU’s 150th birthday and 22 percent enrollment rise.
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First Amendment Text Recited for Constitutional Context
The article notes the First Amendment restricts Congress from establishing religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It also protects freedom of speech and press and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
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Religious freedom clash over Hobby Lobby birth control ruling
Conservative groups hail the Hobby Lobby decision allowing employee health plans to skip birth control coverage citing religious liberty while women's rights groups warn of broader refusals to cover medical care. A separate Wheaton College injunction raises similar concerns about form filings enabling coverage. Andy Heintz criticizes the balance between faith protections and access to contraception.
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Republicans Retreat From Obamacare Doomsday Claims
Dick Polman notes Republicans have shifted from railing against Obamacare to retreating as enrollment rises and costs stabilize. He cites ad pullbacks in North Carolina Arkansas and Louisiana and cites Kaiser and CBO data showing rising coverage and modest premium increases.
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