Editorial Calls for More Tobacco Prevention Funding in Kansas
The piece argues about Derrick Thomas's death and highlights how tobacco use causes more deaths than car crashes. It criticizes Gov Graves for limiting tobacco settlement funds and urges directing money to prevention programs, parental education, and early childhood services to curb youth smoking and reduce health costs.
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Kansas
Franklin County
Frank ‘Ounty
Bill Graves
Graves
Tice Authority
Center For Disease Control
Reader Forum: Kindness and Cruelty in Public Debate
David A. Lee criticizes perceived hypocrisies in political and media discourse on abortion Israel and Christian persecution. The letter denounces selective outrage while urging consistency in faith and patriotism as readers question media bias and government policy.
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Israel
Kansas City Star
The
Herald and the Star
America
God
David A. Lee
Ottawa
US Should Not Pay for Peace Between Israel and Syria
The letter argues US taxpayers should not fund a Syria peace deal, estimating about 17 billion dollars, citing past costs like Camp David and Wye River, and contends Israel’s influence dominates US policy. It claims Israel benefits from US money, arms, and espionage, questions strategic value, and fault lines the Israeli lobby in Congress.
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Vera Mathis
Herald
John McCain
McCain
Brownback
Madeleine Albright
Israel
U.S
Lebanon
Washington
Chamber of Pharisees
Oops
Senate
Albright
Syria
Golan Heights
Camp David
Wye River
United States
America
Middle East
Gulf States
China
CIA
Cairo
U.S. Congress
Joe Sobran
McCain Faces Flag Question in South Carolina
In the wake of a strong New Hampshire win McCain faces a dominant issue in South Carolina the Confederate flag atop the state capitol. He calls the flag a symbol of hate and bigotry yet also a symbol of heritage leaving supporters and critics split. The debate risks eclipsing core campaign themes as voters weigh history against unity.
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Columbia
John McCain
New Hampshire
South Carolina
George Bush
Capitol
McCain
Bush
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Partisan
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Sidesteas
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Nt Lowe
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Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
al Gore
Bill Bradley
Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Service
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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