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Martin Continued From Page 4-A fluence. Richard Vinroot knows abou this from firsthand experieno in his 1996 gubernatorial’ pri mary loss to Robin Hayes. Tr as he might, he couldn’t modif: his moderate, pragmatic view: to fit the unforgiving, dogmati< requirements of some of th( true-believer voters in hi: party’s primary. The second big problem foi Vinroot, Neely and Daughtrj is to hold on to theii “Holshouser-Martin” images while they are appealing tc those “far-right” primary vot ers. Which one of the three stands the best chance of winning the primary? Vinroot has the edge in name recognition gained in his 1996 primary campaign. But he may have more problems than the other two satisfying the “far right” voters. Daughtry’s long experience in the state legislature—includ ing four years as majority leader in the state House—puts him ahead of the others in urn derstanding the workings oi state government. But that “in t sider” experience can work ; against him in a primary filled - with voters who are suspicious r of all government and anyone r who is a part of it. ; Neely’s long time connection : with conservative causes ! might help him gain the sup ; port of the most conservative voters in the primary. But the ■ other candidates have a big head start. I don’t know who the winner will be, but the Republicans are fortunate to have three good people running. Any one of them could run a strong gen eral election campaign as a “Holshouser-Martin” candi date, unless— as the Democrats must hope—they sell their “Holshouser-Martin” moderate souls to the “far right” devil of the Republican primary. HEALTH TIP Leant to recognize early signs that your child may have asthma and seek medical advice from your physician. Symptoms include frequent respiratory infections, coughing episodes at night, wheezing, tightness in the chest, an itchy, sore throat, watery eyes and dark circles under the eyes. The good news is, with proper ..management, these symptoms can be controlled. Children’s Hospital University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Barred Owls visit Trails Starting Monday, April 12 and continuing at least through Sat urday the 17th, we have had a pair of Barred Owls spend the daylight hours in and around the woods around our side yard. They are actively hunting snakes, skinks and frogs among tho looTrao / T Ann ... big woodpecker holes and, upon investigating, found a female Wood Duck peering out of the hole. I watched her until she left to feed. She was back in an hour and zoomed right into the hole. The Barred Owl was in the same tree and appeared interested. I catch a small Red-Bellied Water Snake). They perch low in the vegeta tion and pounce from three or four feet up. They don't bother the birds at the feeder and the birds ig nore them. Country JOURNAL Paris Trail is too small for him to bother her. Barred owls certainly bother P i 1 e a t e d Woodpeckers. We have two big beech trees in the side yard both with Pileated roost sites in 1 hey spend the full eight hours of the brightest part of the day actively hunting; I don't know where they sleep. Barred Owls are somewhat diurnal and this pair may sim ply be sharpening their hunting skills on the skinks who hunt among the leaves during the days. There would certainly be more of them to hunt during the day. While squirrels are a little too big for Barred Owls, I saw one spiral down a tree trying to catch one. We had just about given up on nesting Wood Ducks when I detected motion in one of the them. Both Pueated Woodpeck ers left in a hurry when the Barred Owl began to investi gate the hollows. The wood Ducks must be a second brood, and the female may still be lay ing a clutch as I noticed that the male is still flying shotgun. My Hummingbird feeders have been up for a week and have been used heavily by three scrappy- little males. Saturday morning a female showed up and the males put on a show for her - short, sharp dives and lots of twittering; even allowing her to feed unmolested. Looks like it's going to be a good year. TAYLOR TWIN CINEMA DOWNTOWN HISTORIC EDENTON Call 482-2676 For Showtimes or Visit Us At: http://home.infospace.com/theatre1 MOVIE CtE/KTUD BY JIM JINKINS j'd^l4§B>. www.dougslstmovie.com fart of ^network DntribviMS by SUED* VISTA PKTUKS WSTMUTION © WSMtT INTlRFUtSfS, ItK.. TUESDAY NIGHT IS BARGAIN NIGHT — ALL SEATS $3.50 NOW SHOWING 2 & 4 P.M. SAT. & SUN. ONLY Eddie Murphy & Martin Lawrence LIFE SHOWING AT 7 & 9:30 PM. www.IOthmgsihateaboutyou.com [pt^-13| wt or jffi NETWORK Diitnbsted by BUENA VISTA PICTURES DISTRIBUTION ©TOUCHSTONE PICTURES TO SHOW AT 9 P.M. ONLY Beat Continued From Page 4-A want them. A doctor’s examination and a prescription for oral contra ceptives takes very little ef fort, time or money, particu larly when compared with the cost of raising a child. For less than the amount it costs to have a pizza delivered to your door once a week, you can pay for oral contraceptives out of pocket. For those unwilling or unable to pay for a doctor’s examination, free or nearly free contraception is available at almost any county health clinic. Birth control pills cost about $25 to $30 over the counter. They cost less than $20 through most HMOs. But county health clinics sell them for as little as $20 for a year’s supply. Some county clinics give them away for free. This bill would force all in sured people in the state to pay for birth control offered over the counter or through HMOs, removing the incentive for women to receive the nearly free contraceptives that tax payers already provide at lo cal health clinics. And this transfer of costs could end up hurting those it is intended to help. Insurance premiums are not standard for every person. Insurance com panies look at several factors when deciding whether to of fer a person coverage and how large a premium to charge. Among the many differentfac tors they use are the cost of previous health problems and whether a person engages in risky behavior such as smok ing. In general, women already pay higher premiums for health insurance because women cost more to insure than men. If insurance companies were required to cover contracep tives, everyone’s premiums would rise, but women of child bearing age could see their in surance premiums rise even more. And higher premiums would mean less access to health insurance as some com panies stopped offering health insurance plans altogether and some women opted not to buy the more expensive birth con trol-included coverage on their own. Studies show very clearly that each mandated insurance benefits increase insurance costs for everyone. Forrester says his proposal would in crease each North Carolinian’s health insurance costs by “only” $17 a year. But even he concedes that this estimate may not fit for this state. Plus, even if that cost is correct, it will come in addition to the numerous other mandates that are coming down the pipe tljis year. There are perhaps half a-dozen new mandates on the way this session. So the contra ception mandate must be con sidered in the context of all the others, not on its own. In total, lawmakers may add more than $100 to your insurance premi ums this year. The most frightening thing about this legislation is that Forrester has admitted that he has no idea whether the legis lation is even necessary.; No body knows how many people the law would affect. Federal insurance laws exempt large corporations from state insur ance regulations. The contha ception-coverage mandate would apply only to small and medium-sized regulations.The contraception-coverage man date would apply only to small and medium-sized businesses, so women employed by large firms would not be affected at all. The National Federation of Independent Businesses says that 90 percent of North Caro lina small businesses offer con traception coverage. We alsb know that 93 percent of all HMOs in the state cover con traceptives. '.11 The issue here is not, as soinfe activists would have you be lieve, women’s rights or gen der equity. The bill’s sponsor has backed up his equity claim with no evidence that insur ance companies are treating women unfairly. The real is sue here is the proper use of government power. Forcing all insured people to pay for birth control for those insured women who want it is not a proper role for government • (Parker writes for the John Locke Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan institute in Ra leigh, NC.) During an asthma attack, the muscles that wrap around the airways leading to the lungs tighten At the same time, the linings of these airways become swollen and congested, blocking them even more. Breathing becomes very difficult. Asthma is the number one chronic childhood disease and there is no cure The symptoms leading to an asthma attack, however, can be controlled. And the Pediatric Asthma Program at University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina in Greenville helps doctors develop action plans for asthmatic children, so that those kids can grow up as healthy and happy as their friends. ■“trie results, so far, have been nothing short of dramatic: Fewer hospital visits, lower school absenteeism and shorter hospital stays. But because the health of all children Want to know what it’s like to have asthma? Take a deep breath. Hold it. Now read the rest of the page. in the area is important to us, University Health Systems’ Children’s Hospital offers . >*. many other services and outreach programs as well. From Education Nurse Specialists - who visit schools, emergency rooms and \> daycare centers, to the only Level III neonatal' intensive care unit in the region. -" • - It’s all part of a dedication to excellence1 ' and a commitment to providing the right. care at the right place through a network oft*** * #* « outstanding hospitals. For more information* 1*2 on the University Health Systems hospital,*;:* nearest you, Pitt County Memorial in Green-* C •ville, Roanoke-Chowan in Ahoskie, Heritage * in Tarboro, Bertie Memorial in Windsor or Chowan in Edenton, call 252-816-4526. Or, if you prefer, visit us at www.uhseast.com. Oh, almost forgot, you can breathe out now. >:• * '♦ i
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