Salina Blue Cross workers to lose jobs (Salina Journal)
About 15 workers in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare customer service unit at Salina are set to lose their jobs Feb. 29, but the office will remain open and staffed by about 45 customer service, sales and marketing representatives.

Cross-strait debate needs balance (Taipei Times)
Robert Tsao ( ) and President Chen Shui-bian ( ) have recently been engaged in a debate over the cross-strait issue, causing much public discussion. I believe that the values of democracy and peace should be placed before independence or unification.

Red Cross chief forced out over affair (The Courier Mail)
THE head of the American Red Cross was forced to resign today after having an affair with a junior employee.