Texas Enterprise Fund audit finds waste and weak controls
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports an auditor's review shows the Enterprise Fund spent 506.8 million on 115 projects through 2013 with 44 percent going to entities that lacked formal applications or job creation requirements. Critics warned of lobbying ties and lax oversight, while Gov Perry and supporters defend compliance. The audit calls for improved monitoring and tighter controls, with political leaders pledging further scrutiny.
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Siegfried Line breach and landmark events on Oct 3
On this date in history the Siegfried Line was breached north of Aachen in 1944, Washington proclaimed Thanksgiving in 1789, Father Knows Best premiered in 1954, and the O J Simpson verdict reached not guilty in 1995. A recent incident in 2013 involved a vehicle chase near Washington. Thought for Today quotes Willa Cather on security built from personal nobility.
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Lincoln era Republicans and modern party alignments debated
A reader contends Abraham Lincoln would align with Democrats today due to evolving party platforms. The piece traces party shifts from abolitionist roots of the 1850s to civil rights realignments and notes figures from Roosevelt to Nixon and Reagan, arguing contemporary Republicans attract racial and social intolerance.
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End Times Fandom and Fear in a Walking Dead World
Bert Marshall reflects on The Walking Dead and end-times fiction, balancing a love of comfort with readiness for anarchy. He notes personal ties to Atlanta area, critiques religious extremism and the lure of deluded rewards, and warns of criminal threats in society.
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