America’s shifting stance on tobacco alcohol marijuana and gambling
In a New Mexico perspective, Tom McDonald discusses how U S attitudes and laws on vices have evolved from banish or taboo to regulated or legalized. He notes the shift from wide availability to public health and safety measures, the rise of medical and recreational cannabis, expanded gambling, and stricter alcohol and smoking rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Feds
Nevada
Las Vegas
New Jersey
Atlantic City
America
Tom McDonald
New Mexico Community News Exchange
Roswell Daily Record
Tmcdonald
Rdrnews
Editorial: Military crisis reports demand national focus now
The piece cites VA estimates of 22 veteran suicides daily, notes undercounting from 21 states and missing data on 34 000 crisis reports, and urges action during National Suicide Prevention Month. It critiques VA scandals and laws like Joshua Omvig and Clay Hunt acts, arguing reforms failed to reduce deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Department of Veterans Affairs
California
Texas
Department of Defense
Congress
Joshua Omiig
Iraq
Barack Obama
Clay Hunt
Hunt
Panama City News Herald
Remembering William McGurn and Mike Mansfield in public memory
The piece contrasts William McGurn's critique of Henry Jackson with praise for Mike Mansfield. It recalls Mansfield's wartime service after forging a baptismal certificate, his later roles in Congress and as ambassador to Japan, and highlights the value of remembering distinguished American figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGurn
The
Wall Street Journal
Rupert Murdoch
George W. Bush
McGurn
Henry M
Jackson
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
David Broder
Japan
University of Montana
U.S. House and Senate
Mansfield
Navy
Army
Vitamin B12 shots may be needed for absorption
Dear reader explains B12 absorption in the ileum, distinguishing dietary deficiency from absorption problems. Pernicious anemia requires B12 shots, not pills, to bypass gut absorption. Other ileum affecting diseases like Crohn’s can necessitate injections, while removal of the ileum makes pills ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader
United States
Canada
Askdoctork. Com
Harvard Medical School
Crohn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom
McDonald
New Mexico
Editorial
CAS
Asump
Trump
Trum
Mark
United Media Syndicate
Komaroff
Doctor K
Shattuck St
Boston
Dr. K
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!