Beijing Games Seen Through a Veiled Lens of Fakery
In our view the Beijing Olympics showcase thrilling moments tempered by fakery and control. The opening ceremony featured Lin Miaoke lip singing while Yang Peiyi provided the voice, and prerecorded fireworks fooled TV viewers. Public memory of 1989 pro democracy protests is muted in schools, replaced by propaganda. Empty seats and downbeat tourism hint at a controlled spectacle. Security clamps down as authorities push a Perfect Olympics image.
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Michael Phelps
Lin Miaoke
Yang Peiyi
Tiananmen Square
Beijing
Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled roster of U S Representatives and Senators with their Washington and district offices in Texas. Names include Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Ciro Rodriguez John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison Buddy West Tom Craddick Kel Seliger and Carlos Uresti with office addresses in Midland Odessa Lubbock San Antonio and Austin plus phone numbers.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
George E
Buddy” West
P.O. Box
Austin TX
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
N. FM
P.D. Box
Austin
Sen
Carlos Uresti
San Antonio
Let peace begin with me editorial pledge
The editorial page stresses freedom as a God given gift and self control. It asserts liberty comes from internal discipline rather than political grant and aligns freedom with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Privacy for jurors may improve justice under anonymity
A discussion on juror privacy sparked by a Tyco trial notes a 79 year old juror faced ridicule after her identity became public. The piece argues anonymity protects jurors from harassment while preserving public accountability and media reporting of outcomes.
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Ronco
New York
Ruth Jordan
Tyco International
Dennis Kozlowski
Mark Swartz
Wall Street Journal
New York Post
Jordan
Michael Obus
Obus
Federal Appeals Court
Paula Hannaford
National Center For State Courts
Tyco
Public Forum Letter Critiques Flood Coverage in Ruidoso
Odessa reader Joyce McCarty protests Odessa American coverage of the Ruidoso flood, arguing the disaster was historic with widespread damage including floating houses and inaccessible bridges. She links economic fallout to regional oil concerns, politics, and national policy debates, urging accountability.
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Odessa
Joe
Kathy Young
Ruidoso
Congress
Huntsman
Gitmo
Afghanistan
Iraq
Ronald Reagan
Drew Matthews
Bush
Joyce McCarty Odessa
Community drives to give 100 wheelchairs to wounded soldiers
Midlander Johnie Lee Qualls launches effort to supply one hundred wheelchairs for injured soldiers. Readers urged to submit ideas for comments on current topics via onletters link freedom.com and note a thumbs nomination.
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Freedom.com
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China
LCCC
Omar Ucc
Oapa.com
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis Ed'tor
Ken Brodnax
Stephen Chapman
Nesconline.org
Chapman
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Chicago Tribune
John Trever
Georgia
Soviet
John Duncan
America
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