Obamacare promises free preventive care for women and more
MONA CHAREN critiques the Obama administration and the IOM report urging no cost sharing for contraceptives, HIV tests, well woman visits, and others. She argues that under Obamacare the secretary of Health and Human Services decides coverage, implies universal free services, questions cost savings, and cites Health Affairs stating prevention often raises costs.
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CNN
Institute of Medicine
Secretary of Health and Human Services
HHS
Kathleen Sebelius
America
American Congress of Obste
James Martin Jr
Sebelius
IOM
Obama
Health Affairs
P.J. O’rourke
Why Antiwar Protests Faded and What Remains Today
Opinion column reflects on long-running Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois and Fellowship of Reconciliation protests, noting historic 2004 and 2007 demonstrations, casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq, and debates over Obama era policy. Authors discuss public indifference, financial costs, and calls to redirect trillions to domestic needs.
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Peace Coalition of
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Hartzog
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White House
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Afghanistan
Muammar Gaddafi
Libya
Vietnam
Associated Press
Barack Obama
Bush
Obama
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
bin Laden
New York City
Peace Coalition
Letters to Editor Policy and contact details
Community guidelines limit letters to 250 words and require signature and a verifiable phone number for verification. The paper edits submissions, does not publish personal phone numbers, and disallows mass submissions or libelous content. Editors Gary Metro and Mark Fitton provide contact emails and phone extensions.
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Interes
Officials Contacts for Illinois Congressmen
U S Sen Mark Kirk and U S Sen Dick Durbin listed with office phone numbers and web addresses. Also includes US Reps Jerry Costello and John Shimkus with district and Washington numbers and official sites.
Reader letter warns on nuclear power risks and waste
Voice of the reader criticizes nuclear plants including Paducah and Three Mile Island, cites groundwater contamination and weakened safety rules cited in a June article, contrasts with Germany shutting plants by 2021, urges cleaner coal and warns against nuclear pollution.
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Three Mile Island
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Paducah
Ohio
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John
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