I’m a dog walker and bicycle commuter, so I spend a lot of time on residential streets at less than highway speed. One result of this is that I notice and pay attention to campaign yard signs. As the vote over the proposed anti-abortion amendment approaches, that attention is paying off.
Dear Doctors: My internist has recommended a colonoscopy. I dread having it, though, because I’m concerned about the liquid laxative prep it requires. I suffer from IBS, which is often painful. Is it possible that the prep will provoke a severe IBS occurrence, or might it make my condition worse?
Removing constitutional rights Think twice before you vote to remove personal constitutional rights. Those rights are more important than you think.
There is undue rudeness and thoughtlessness in every day interpersonal interaction. Friends, relatives, and strangers can act inconsiderately. More and more people are under increasing amounts of stress. Work, commuting, family, kids, errands, chores are among the many factors that can induce anxiety that causes individuals to be irritable.
“The threats became much more specific, much more graphic, and included not just me by name but included members of my family…” This is how Al Schmidt, the former City Commissioner of Philadelphia and a Republican member of the election board, described the intimidation he faced during and after the 2020 election.
As problem solvers, we know we need to consider all factors that create an issue- in this case- the need for an abortion. We can’t sweep under the rug the fact that KS Health Dept. reports that 7,849 abortions were performed in Kansas in 2021. This means that 7,849 zygotes were deflected from developing into unwanted embryos, then unwanted fetuses, then unwanted babies, then unwanted children tasked with making their way in a difficult world.
Jefferson often conceded the Declaration of Independence did not state any new ideas but those that had long circulated amongst English and Colonial thinkers. One critical idea was that all power resided in the people, and the people had rights that preceded government. Government was given certain limited powers by the people, while the people retained all their rights, and government had a duty to preserve and protect those rights while remaining within the limits of power granted. If government were derelict in that duty, the power and the rights returned to the people who were empowered to “alter or abolish” the government and establish a new one better able to protect their rights and less able to abuse its powers.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) faces an uncertain future in Kansas if the abortion amendment on the August 2nd ballot passes. The U.S.
I read about the recent County Commissioners meeting and a report from the Planning and Zoning Director about their recent meeting. A possible wind farm was discussed. I wish I had been there to hear the discussion.