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Viewpoints on TSA Failures and Calls for Privatization
A broad critique outlines serious TSA failures from failed tests and poor security to mismanagement and whistleblower retaliation. It argues for abolishing the TSA and shifting security to private airlines, asserting competition would improve safety and efficiency while reducing lines and waste.
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Legion
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Mark Livingston
Benjamin Powell
Free Market Institute
Texas Tech University
New York Post
Orange County Register
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4-H member from Lawrence County reflects on 4-H project gains
Jordon Bell a 14 year old Laurel High School student and second year 4-H member explains choosing market goats as his project at the Lawrence County Fair. He notes learning animal clipping grooming health, budgeting feed costs, auction earnings, and using money for next year’s project while making friends and building responsibility.
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Jordon Bell
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Lawrence County
Laurel High School
Stark Choice Defines Clinton vs Trump Presidential Race
Clinton epitomizes Democratic establishment with policy detail and experience while Trump presents a conservative outsider stance. The race juxtaposes Clinton’s gradualism and policy depth against Trump’s blunt rhetoric, self funding, and calls for sweeping change as external forces loom over the contest.
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Donald Trump
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Senate
Hillary
Bill Clinton
Mexico
Barry Goldwater
Tribune News Service
Harvard crackdown on clubs sparks debate over elitism
The piece argues Harvard’s move to defang ancient single sex clubs and bar members from honors and scholarships is a disingenuous assault on choice. It warns gender integration may worsen predatory dynamics, questions the rationale, and predicts alumni opposition and limited success amid a strong endowment.
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Rhodes
Marshall
Harvard
Drew Gilpin Faust
Dean Rakesh Khurana
United States
Faust
Tribune News Service
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