Southern obesity rise prompts calls for action nationwide
A Memphis editorial argues obesity is not an epidemic in treatment, yet rates rise, with the South leading. It links high inactivity and Southern eating to weight trends, urges walkable neighborhoods, more school activity, and better diet education, urging government to guide children toward healthier choices.
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Kansas lawmakers contact page with several government offices
List of U S senators representatives governor and state legislators with office addresses phone numbers and official websites for Kansas officials including President Bush Senate offices in Washington Topeka state capitol contacts and email links for public input. The compilation references Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Nancy Boyda Kathleen Sebelius Pat Apple Derek Schmidt Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Hamerickhouse Bill Otto and others.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Senate
Roberts
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Nancy Boyda
Longworth House
Fox
Kathleen Sebelius
State Capitol
10Th Ave
Ste. 212S
Topeka
Governor
Derek Schmidt
Kansas State Capitol
Schmidt
State
Tom Holland
Kansas
Holland
House
Bill Feuerborn
Kansas State Capital
Feuerborn
Joe Hamerickhouse
Bill Otto
Otto
Free health care drawl or wait issue in Canada and U S
Bill Steigerwald reports on Fraser Institute findings that Canada’s public health system produces long waits for specialists and procedures while Canadians seek faster care in the United States. He notes private MRI and surgery brokers, case stories like Lindsay McCreith, and previews ABC 20/20 segment Sick in America airing Sept 14.
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Canada
America
Hip Replacement Center of
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Brain and Spine Clinic
Buffalo
Calgary
Great Falls
Mont
Fraser Institute
Vancouver
B.C
Newfoundland
Cleveland
Nadeem Esmail
I Climists
Detroit
Ontario
Quebec
U.S
Timely Medical Alternatives
Rick Baker
Timely Medical
Lindsay McCreith
McCreith
ABC
John Stossel
Hillary Clinton
Halfway Republicans chase Iraq headlines for compromise
Rich Lowry argues that Senators Warner Lugar and Alexander seek a halfway plan to pull back from Iraq. He contends such compromise risks worsening the war, warns against neglecting counterterrorism, and accuses the trio of self serving irrelevance.
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Indiana
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Tennessee
Warner
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Lugar
Senate
Washington
Nouri al-Maliki
Taifway
al-Qaida
Gulf States
Sen
Alexander
United States
Baghdad
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