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"I am sure there was no man born marked of God above another, for none comes into the world with a saddle upon his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride him." -- Richard Rumbold (before being hanged 1679)

Milk That Can Kill         By Theresa Fritz Camoriano         On Oct. 18, 2003, The Courier-Journal’s editorial board devoted one-third of its editorial space to warning us about (in the words of Dave Barry, “I’m not making this up”) Milk that can kill!  Apparently, there are 53 families of Hoosier health nuts who believe in the health benefits of unpasteurized milk and who are getting around the law against selling the stuff by buying “shares” in cows and collecting the milk as dividends. (You have to admire their ingenuity!)  According to The C-J, this presents a serious health risk, including the risk of death, and therefore the government must take action to protect these people from this potentially deadly substance.          (Click to Read More)

Health Rights vs. Human Rights        By George Baumler          The smoking debate has dredged up the bizarre notion of "health rights".  In an ideal world, everyone would be healthy and live 75.32 years, not smoke tobacco, and not drink alcoholic beverages, have 20/20 vision, would exercise, sing on key, be able to speak several foreign languages and would have a college education.  Fortunately, the real world is more diverse, and to try to legislate perfection is doomed to failure.  The "right" to good health cannot be legislated; in spite of all the intentions to create a utopia, health is as varied as individuals.  Good health is a result of several different factors, some within the control of an individual and other factors, such as genetics, are matters of chance.            (Click to Read More)

Rush and Drugs -- the Conservative Dilemma        By Steve Dasbach          Conservative icon Rush Limbaugh has confirmed the rumors - he's addicted to prescription pain medication. It's obvious that he has broken our nation's drug laws. Which poses an interesting dilemma for his fellow conservatives.          (Click to Read More)

Rush to jail?        By Joel Miller        So Rush has publicly admitted he's "addicted to prescription pain medication," confirming details of a story broken by the National Enquirer last week.          (Click to Read More)

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