A Local Smoking Ban: Controversy Verses Reason
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A 5 page perspective on a local smoking ban. Written from the perspective of a non-smoker, this paper presents the evidence that makes it clear that the ban is in the best interest of both non-smokers and smokers. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPsmokingBan.rtf

A Memo Encouraging Prescriptive Authority for Pharmacists
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A 4 page "memo" written to a Senator encouraging her support of prescriptive authority for pharmacists. The author outlines the advantages this authority would have in terms of improving health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedPh2.rtf

Affirmative Action and Nebraska’s Initiative 424
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A 3 page consideration of this latest test of the limits of federal law. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPaffactionnebraska.rtf

Affordable Urban Housing for the Poor and Elderly
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A 10 page paper discussing the need for affordable housing; mixed use developments; and global implications of increased urbanization. The poor and elderly of the inner city continue to face many challenges, some of which appear to be insurmountable if left solely to the market to mitigate. There is a wealth of opportunity available to municipal governments to make their cities more affordable and more desirable for the working class and the elderly, and without crossing over into the area of the negative connotations that affordable housing has collected over the years. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSpubPlAffHou.rtf

American Social Attitudes and Border Control
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This 10 page paper discusses ways in which American social attitudes influence border control measures. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: HVBorCnt.rtf

Amy Klobuchar and "Uncovering the Dome" / Inter-Governmental Politics
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A 6 page paper that reviews Klobuchar's book and describes the political elements that impacted the creation of the Metrodome in Minneapolis during the early 1980s. The writer demonstrates Klobuchar's concerns for public policy actions and public perceptions based upon the influences of wealthy business owners and politicians. It is argued that public policy is often shaped as a response to the needs of those who have the most money rather than those who speak in opposition. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Klobu.wps

An Argument for a National Identification Card
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A 9 page discussion of the need for a national identification system. This paper reviews the controversy surrounding the identification system and emphasizes that somehow privacy rights of individuals must be balanced with the very definite need for improved national security. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPnationalID.rtf