Dirt Eating Gains Ground as Nutritious Habit
North Carolina columnist reports two Canadian scientists claim dirt is safe to eat, rich in iron and iodine, and could replace vitamins for some. The piece addresses geophagy, historical references, and raises questions about digestion, calories, and practicality while noting safety concerns near nuclear sites.
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International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
North Carolina
China
Zimbabwe
Stokes County
Susan Aufreiter
Webster
Ide
Canada
Remarkable Iowa septuplets raise ethical questions
John D. Montgomery chronicles Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey, the world’s only surviving septuplets born to an Iowa couple after a 31 week pregnancy. He notes medical odds, religious beliefs, and calls for discussion on infertility treatment, adoption, and long term challenges while contrasting with a Kansas quintuplet family facing divorce.
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Iowa
Kenny
Bobbi McCaughey
McCaugheys
McCaughey
William G. Bartholome
University of Kansas Medical Center
Government contact details for Kansas officials
Government contact information lists Governor Bill Graves at the State Capitol Topeka Kansas 66612 with phone 913 296 3232 Attorney General Cora Stovall Judicial Center Topeka Kansas 66612 phone 913 296 2215 Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius 420 Southwest 9th Topeka Kansas 66612 phone 800 432 2484 or 913 296 3071
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Cora Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Reader Forum on Term Limits and Government Downsizing
A reader laments postwar Cold War era overreach and warns that growth of bureaucracies, rising taxes, and rule making have eroded freedoms. Proposes term limits, initiative and referendum, a new tax system, and downsizing of bureaucrats to restore citizen control.
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Congress
Local History Day seeks Irish potato famine voices in Kansas
Prairie View High School seeks Irish or Scotch Irish primary documents from 1800s to early 1900s for National History Day projects. Readers invited to mail copies or arrange to copy, not originals, to Mary Greiner, Prairie View High School, LaCygne KS 66040. Submissions must be signed with contact details and under 500 words.
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Linn County
Kansas
Mary Greiner
Prairie View High School
Route 2
LaCygne
Mary Greiner LaCygne
Saddam and Gore battle for political gain in Red November scenario
Thomas X. Powers argues that war could boost Clinton and Al Gore’s standing, with Saddam Hussein as a focal point. He suggests Scud threats and renewed Gulf conflict might rally public support, elevating Gore as key figure in any political windfall before the 2000 election.
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Thomas X. Powers
Winston Churchill
Winnie
Paris
Schlieffen
Churchill
England
Richard Nixon
Kansan Ike
Nixon
Vietnam
Clinton
al & Willie
Saddamabad
Paula Jones
Dam Hussein
Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
al Sr
Gore
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Saddam
Tigris
Hussein
United States
United Nations
Iran
Arabian
Saddam Hussein
Moses
Satan
Baghdad
Al’s
Iraq
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