Government Turns Its Back on Bomb Test Victims
In a reflective piece from Santa Fe, the author argues the United States ignored downwind communities after the Trinity and Nevada nuclear tests. It traces illness and death among New Mexicans, notes failed compensation efforts, and cites the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium plus a CDC review and stalled Radiation Exposure Compensation Act bills.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Trinity
Nevada
New Mexico
White Sands Missile Range
Tularosa Basin
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Santa Fe
Editorial on farm subsidies and budget cuts
The column argues subsidies to agribusiness help defend national food security but strain the deficit. It compares the current $16 billion in subsidies with the Ryan plan reducing annual subsidies to about $13 billion, supporting a $3 billion yearly cut while preserving aid to farmers. The piece weighs strategic and economic factors in the deficit debate.
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Congress
Paul D. Ryan
Wisconsin
House Budget Committee
America
China
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Public access sites risk from federal budget cuts
The Sunlight Foundation warns major transparency sites like USAspending.gov IT Dashboard and Data.gov face cuts as Congress and President Obama reduce the Electronic Government Fund from 34 million in 2010 to 8 million in 2011. Guardians urge protecting open data initiatives amid potential further reductions.
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Usaspending.gov
Data.gov
Sunlight Foundation
Sunlight
Congress
Barack Obama
Dear Dr Gott Readers Question Breast Tumor Surgery
A reader 88 with a breast tumor faces two doctors offering different paths. One proposes mastectomy while a cardiology informed Adjuvant therapy Arimidex may shrink the tumor. The column discusses testing type tumor invasiveness and the balance between cancer control and carotid artery disease risks.
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DR. Gott
Phoebe Prince Bullying Case Reported in Series
A two part series examines cyber bullying’s rise and deadly outcomes. The text notes 30 percent of U.S. youth are involved as bullies or victims, cites Yale medical researchers linking bullying to deaths, and references Phoebe Prince a 15 year old who died by suicide after relentless harassment. Six Massachusetts teens were indicted for tormenting her.
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ABC News
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
U.S
Yale School of Medicine
Phoebe Prince
Ireland
New York
Daily News
Massachusetts
Phoebe
Students of the Month named at Mountain View Middle School
In May 1986 Mountain View Middle School selected Amanda Carrasco Scot Naylor Jessica Ferguson and Danny Ortega as Students of the Month. Carrasco and Naylor are eighth and Ferguson and Ortega seventh grade students with journalism and athletic activities. Jerry N Smith longtime Roswell mayor and Smith Machinery Co owner earned John Deere Circle of Excellence status for 1985 and may compete for a Hawaii trip.
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Amanda Carrasco
Scot Naylor
Jessica Ferguson
Danny Ortega
Carrasco
Joe Carrasco
Naylor
Robert Naylor
Ferguson
Jewel Ferguson
Ortega
Daniel Ortega
Jerry N. Smith
Smith Machinery Co
Roswell
John Deere Circle Ofce
Deyayer
Smith
Ron Schwertner
John Deere Sales
Dallas
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