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Feeling Unwelcome, Family Plans Departure from Town that Invited Them

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

In the News
Four years ago, Michael and Jeanette Tristani and their twin children accepted the invitation from Hazelton, North Dakota, to move there from their native Florida and receive two free lots and up to $20,000 in startup money. They received the free land and some cash, but not much of a welcome, they say.
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The Weekly Question 9-7-09 Lockerbie Bomber Released

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Lockerbie Bomber’s Release Brings Mixed Reactions
One news story that garnered a lot of attention last week was the release of the Lockerbie bomber from a Scottish prison on grounds that he was terminally ill and should be allowed to go home to Libya to die.

The story has engendered a lot of emotion in both the [...]

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The Weekly Question 9-1-09

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Amid all the debate about health-care reform itself, one small proposed provision in the House version of the bill has sparked significant controversy. That is the measure that would have Medicare pay doctors to do end-of-life counseling with patients who desired to have it.

It is not my intention contribute to the political aspects of the [...]

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