Speak Out Letters Encourage Community Debate
Readers are urged to write letters to the editor as a vital part of journalism. The column notes more letters arriving this week, stresses not guaranteeing publication, and invites concise signed submissions on issues such as budgets taxes and the local library ahead of upcoming elections.
GAO flags massive, untracked government spending
The GAO reports Defense owes foreign governments 370 million, 400 million deemed uncollectable, and a 1.2 billion oil and gas leasing program in shambles. Agencies use their own systems, GAO aims to GAO approved by next March, only 62 percent changed so far, so losses continue and taxpayers pay.
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TV Tonight Grabs Mixed Movie Lineup and Sports
A scanned TV listing shows films and segments including The Mad 1954 with Vincent Price and Eva Gabor, Beyond Atlantic science fiction, and regional sports like Atlanta Braves versus San Diego. Also notes screenings of The Economy with Louis Rukeyser, and various dramatic features and news segments across the night.
Network Irony In Title Fight By Peter J. Boyer
AP Television writer notes Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran became a pay TV coup. ABC NBC CBS could not afford the rights, while QUBE TV in Columbus and ON TV Los Angeles carried the fight via addressable pay channels. Analysts predict networks must compete with pay TV for big events and seek policy help.
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US Eyes Bacon Nitrosamines Expansion at USDA
The USDA proposed adding dry cured country style bacon to its nitrosamine monitoring to see if high heat frying yields cancer linked compounds. Officials noted most cured meats show no confirmable nitrosamines, though dry cured bacon accounts for under 1 percent of sales.
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Agriculture Department
Carol Tucker Foreman
Food and Consumer Services
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What About Body Ringworm and Other Health Questions
A reader asks about body ringworm treatment and is advised ringworm is a fungal infection, often treated with topical antifungals and possibly prescription medicines. many rashes in the armpits or under the breasts may be intertrigo or candida infections, requiring moisture control and specific antifungal measures. The column then covers pneumonia causes and prevention, gout treatment options, globus hystericus, and micturition syncope with concise medical guidance and recommendations to consult a doctor for persistent or unclear cases.
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