Supreme Court ruling backs Casey Martin in PGA cart case
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled the PGA wheelchair access ban violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Casey Martin suffers Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome making walking impossible. the ruling allows use of a golf cart without altering competitive balance, addressing accommodations for the disabled.
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Supreme Court backs golfer Casey Martin on cart use
The 7-2 ruling allows Martin, disabled by a rare leg ailment, to ride a golf cart during PGA Tour events despite a walking requirement. Critics say ADA aims to improve lives, not grant advantage, and fear cart use tilts fairness. The decision treats cart access as not altering the game's fundamental nature.
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PGA Tour faces cart rule after disabled player's decline
The article questions fairness as a wheelchair or single limb player may be barred from cart use on tour while others argue past disabled athletes succeeded without concessions. It notes Martin's deteriorating condition and the broader barriers disabled athletes still face in daily life and venues.
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Bush plan offers long term energy solutions
A Kansas perspective on President Bush’s energy policy outlines five pillars: update infrastructure, boost conservation via technology, expand domestic energy supply, enhance natural resources protection, and cut foreign oil dependence. It cites ANWR potential, winter drilling with minimal land impact, and job gains for Kansas, plus renewables funding and ethanol benefits for farmers.
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Pearl Harbor film stirs debate on American ideals
Salina Journal critic George B. Pyle argues the Pearl Harbor movie reveals broader American myths and cautions about how national history frames values. He links the film to views on order, freedom, and past injustices, urging reflection rather than easy patriotism.
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