Phelps obituary sparks clash over hate and free speech
Cal Thomas critiques Fred Phelps who died at 84 and led the Westboro Baptist Church with anti LGBT and anti Jewish protests. He condemns Phelps as counterfeit religion, urges opposition to hate, and recalls a warn of legal and moral battles spurred by his protests.
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Fred Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kan
Bino
Phelps
Kansas
Kathleen Sibelius
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Satan
Secret Service
Paul
Apostle
Elymas
Sargent Shriver
Frank Church
Hubert Humphrey
Jerry Brown
George Wallace
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Delaware
Joe Biden
Strauss
Turking
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Sr
New York
Strausses
Stamford
Charlie
Edith
University of Texas
Law School
FBI
Forest firefighting cuts threaten Colorado communities
The Gazette warns against reducing federal firefighting assets after severe Western summers. It cites the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest fires in Colorado and calls for preserving or increasing capacity, urging political leaders to oppose cuts at Peterson Air Force Base and within the Forest Service.
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Front Range
Colorado Springs
Waldo Canyon
Pike National Forest
Peterson Air Force Base
Boulder
Mountain Shadows
Dave Condit
the Gazette
Air Force
Forest Service
Obama
U.S
Mark Udall
D-Colo
U.S. Northern Command
Chuck Jacoby
Peterson
Gazette
Tom Roeder
Colorado
Remembering Bob Strauss the Democratic Party Chairman
Mark Shields recalls Bob Strauss 95 who led the Democratic Party in 1973 76 delivering a united front at Carter's nomination. The Texas lawyer politician advised presidents Carter Reagan and Bush shaping Middle East talks and US Soviet relations. He was a loyal Democrat with bipartisan friendships and a love for politics.
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Bob Strauss
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Strauss
Texas
United Party
Madison Square Garden
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mo” Udall
Scoop” Jackson
Ful Law
U.S
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Middle East
Bush
Republican Party
Democrats
Soviet Union
Nancy Reagan
Donald Regan
Robert Novak
Jack Ermond
Udall
Arizona
Helen
Screening for lung cancer in high risk adults ages 55 to 79
The USPSTF now recommends yearly low dose CT scans for adults 55 to 79 with at least 30 pack years of smoking. Current smokers or those who quit within 15 years should be screened, as CT detects early cancers with acceptable false positives and low radiation risk.
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Uspstf
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