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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.D. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Our children are what they eat too by Helen Salsbury MD
Dr Helen Salsbury of the Physicians Committee argues for reforming federal food policy to curb childhood obesity. She cites the Farm Bill and 2005 USDA spending on fatty animal products versus produce, urging the Senate to reauthorize a bill prioritizing fruits and vegetables and limiting unhealthy foods.
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Senate
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
American Medical Association
AMA
Helen Salsbury
Florida
Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
PCRM
Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, D.C
Health reform call overhauls in USDA lunch and WIC programs
Dr Helen Salsbury urges shifts in federal food aid away from meat and dairy toward healthful legumes grains and vegetarian options. She cites USDA commodity purchases and WIC as emphasized profit for agribusiness, with Tyson Smithfield Pilgrim's Pride and Hormel profiting from contracts. She urges Farm Bill changes to prioritize nutrition and public health.
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AMA
USDA
WIC
Dairy Queen
Tyson Foods
Smithfield Foods
Pilgrim’s Pride and
Hormel
TYPAC
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Congress
Senate
America
What is a Republican? A reader letter dispute
In a reader letter and reply, Stephen Nickels Simpson questions party labels and Bush policies, while another letter laments Illinois quit smoking funding. The writer cites deficits, surveillance, environmental rhetoric, and HIV funding drift, then criticizes smoking cessation funding and programs amid increased laws and out-of-state cigarette purchases.
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Illinois
Franklin-Williamson
Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Support Note
A nurse and advocate urges legislators to back Governor Blagojevich in expanding the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. The writer cites 53,000 women helped and 110,000 screenings, and urges Illinois residents to spread the word and share contact information for more details.
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Blagojevich
Illinois
West Frankfort
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses
Cancerscreening
Jusé Atkins
West
Frankfort
Clinton Obama ticket draws both wild bets and caution
Clarence Page notes growing talk of a Clinton Obama ticket as Clinton maintains a polling lead over Obama. Some observers, including Giuliani, muse about a potential balance on the ticket while others warn of risks. The piece weighs race, gender, and political strategy in a contested Democratic race.
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New York
Rudy Giuliani
Sen
Barack) Obama
Turner Clinton
Obama
Giuliani
Anna Quindlen
Newsweek
Clinton
Barack Obama
Quindlen
John Edwards
North Carolina
Iowa
Edwards
Pat Buchanan
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Niccolo Machiavelli
Hilary Clinton
Jeffrey Toobin
Supreme Court
Hillary Clinton
Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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John Shimkus
House.gov
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Jerry Costello
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Brandon Phelps
Mike Bost
John Bradley
M.D. Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
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