Blaming the congregation in city race editorials
A reader blasts the editorial Voters let the city down for blaming turnout. The letter accuses Wayne Smith of poor outreach and cites a district misstep while noting Brisco Cain’s polling presence and local pothole concerns on Barkaloo Road.
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Presidential Cup Race 2016: Trump Favored to Win by Wide Margin
A satirical account casts Don The Trump as favorite in a mock 2016 presidential race, with odds and jockeys parodied as horse racing. It names Col. Bern Sanders as a long shot, notes several "scratches" and rumors about jockeys, and predicts Hillary Rodham Clinton will win by about 20 lengths.
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Giant Awakening Reply Supports Hillary in 2016
A Wichita Falls reader questions Hillary Rodham Clinton’s record. They accuse her of not sending troops to Benghazi and suggest Bill Clinton’s return to the White House. The letter laments rights erosion, cites the Second Amendment, and notes growing Trump support, estimating about eleven million supporters.
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On This Date Facts From History
Timeline of events includes 1990 the first U.S. copyright act signed by President George Washington. 1977 the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline completed after three years. Seinfeld debuted in 1990. 1994 US ends long range nuclear targeting of former Soviet targets. Walt Whitman born 1819.
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L L Bean’s rise from Maine woods to mail order fame
L L Bean, born 1872 in western Maine, grew from a hunter and trapper to founder of a Freeport retail and mail order empire. He built a footwear line with a money back guarantee and expanded during 1913 under parcel post rules, transforming Freeport into a outdoor goods hub.
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Texas Battles Voter ID Laws in En Banc Fifth Circuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues before a full Fifth Circuit en banc panel that the state’s voter ID law protects elections from fraud. Lower courts ruled the measure has a discriminatory effect on minorities, the elderly, and the poor, while Paxton defends it as safeguarding integrity.
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