Congress grows meaner as polarization claws federal action
In this reflection from Santa Fe, the author argues Washington politics have grown harsher with entrenched extremes. Moderates get primaried, Congress and the president fear to act, and the piece notes shifts in residence patterns of NM lawmakers and the renewed push to limit filibusters.
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Santa FE
Washington
D.C
Congress
House
Martin Heinrich
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Heather Wilson
Capitol Hill
U.S. House
Wilson
Steve Pearce
Tom Udall
Bill Richardson
Manuel Lujan
Udall
Senate
Harry Reid
Jay Miller
la Tusa
FEMA relief condemned as disenfranchised in tent city horror
Opinion piece critiques government response to hurricane devastation. It describes 130,000 Americans without power as winter approaches and portrays FEMA camps like New Jersey's Camp Freedom as prisonlike, with residents freezing, lines for toilets, and limited access for reporters.
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Ronald Reagan
FEMA
New Jersey
Freedom
Brian Sotelo
Asbury Park
Pine Belt
Red Cross
Tent City
Editorial Advocates Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
An editorial urges Barack Obama to approve the 1 700 mile TransCanada Keystone XL oil pipeline and move quickly to ensure U S access to Alberta bitumen. It argues environmental impacts are manageable with monitoring and notes Canada's role as a major oil supplier and North America's energy goals.
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Alberta
Canada
U.S. Gulf Coast
Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
TransCanada Corp
Nebraska
Ogallala
Congress
TransCanada
State Department
U.s.-Canada
U.S
Athabascan
Emand
United States
North America
Oklahoma
Texas
Far East
Doonesbury Dear Doctor K Smoking Help Dilemma
Dear Doctor K and Dear Reader discuss quitting struggles after failed patches and Chantix. Dr. Thomas Lee notes nicotine withdrawal and cravings are common and offers resources from AskDoctors.com with a chart of withdrawal symptoms and coping ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lee
Harvard Heart Letter
Combating tobacco addiction with meds and support
United Media Syndicate outlines nicotine replacement options and non nicotine meds like Zyban and Chantix. It promotes patch plus gum or lozenge, urges calls to 800 QUIT NOW, and warns that smoking raises cancer and heart disease risks while debunking fatalism about irreversible damage.
Local students named October 1987 Student Rotarians and Kiwanian
Three Goddard High School students are honored as Student Rotarians and Kiwanian for October 1987. John Bartl from Pecos Valley Rotary Club is 17, son of Mr and Mrs David Bartl. Steve Macko from Roswell Rotary Club is 17, son of Mr and Mrs George Macko. Chad Tipton from Roswell Kiwanis Club is 17, son of Linda Tipton.
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Goddard High School
Kiwanian
John Bartl
Pecos Valley
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Mellman
Dr. K
United Media Syndicate
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