<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">End ethanol subsidies</span></strong></p><p><strong>From <em><strong>The New York Times</strong></em></strong></p><p>As soaring food prices threaten to unleash widespread hunger across Africa and other poor countries, President Bush is right to press Congress for more food assistance. He is also right to insist that some of that aid be given in cash to purchase food from local farmers.</p><p>The situation has become increasingly desperate as rising energy prices, growing world demand and government-subsidized ethanol production &#8212; in the United States and Europe &#8212; have driven corn prices up by 25 percent over the last year. The developing world needs to develop its own ability to feed itself. For that to happen, American farmers will have to be weaned from American food aid. There is more that Washington must do. Especially with corn and oil prices as high as they are, the time has come to put an end to subsidies to transform corn into ethanol.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Cowtown revisited</span></strong></p><p><strong>From the <em><strong>Wichita Eagle</strong></em></strong></p><p>It sounded like a good idea at the time: Maximize the drawing power of the much-loved Diamond W Wranglers at their new city-owned home, Old Cowtown Museum, by building them a bigger venue on site in time for next winter&#8217;s holiday rush. But considering the criticism the city&#8217;s hurried plan generated, especially over its estimated cost of $4 million, it&#8217;s an even better idea now to delay construction, allowing the attraction to focus first on other priorities.</p><p>The community must do more than watch as Cowtown rebounds, though &#8212; it also must come out and enjoy this living, life-size tribute to the city&#8217;s history. The decision to delay the theater building should give museum and city leaders more time to build up community confidence in the facility and its future.