Health care: Yes to direct payments

The loss of federal subsidies to Obamacare is sure to swell the ranks of the uninsured. President Donald Trump’s idea to stop paying the money to health insurers and instead pay the money directly to individuals opens the door to innovation. Health ins…

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Alaskan wildlands: Missing voices

In her piece “A push for ‘global energy dominance’ puts Alaskan wildlands at risk” (Oct. 11, Pacific NW Magazine), Lynda V. Mapes criticizes the impact of development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska through an overly narrow lens. The piece …

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Five tourists killed at holiday hotspot after rental bus crashes into a tree and plunges into a ravine

FIVE tourists have died at a prime holiday spot after their rental bus crashed into a tree and fell into a ravine. In a bid to swerve an incoming car, the driver steered to the left – throwing the vehicle off the windy road, cops said. The group of Chi…

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Jamaican Mom Grateful for Operation Blessing Helping Her Kids: ‘They Won’t Have to Go Hungry’

More than two weeks after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, cleanup efforts are still underway amid massive devastation. CBN’s Operation Blessing arrived with bottled water, water purifiers, solar-powered lanterns, medical clinics…

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