Stem cell funding fight blocks real science progress
In Our View argues the stem cell debate shows politics trumping science as Congress again considers federal funding. The piece notes amniotic fluid stem cells offer a potential pause, but policy battles persist, delaying real medical progress and prompting calls to end federal funding to focus on private efforts.
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Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled contact rundown for U S Representatives and Senators across Midland Odessa Lubbock Hobbs and San Antonio plus state officials. It lists names office addresses phone numbers and district details for Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Ciro Rodriguez Steve Pearce John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison Buddy West Tom Craddick Kel Seliger Carlos Uresti and others.
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Mike Conaway
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Midland
Cannon House
Washington, DC
Fox
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Odessa
Desta Drive
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
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Ciro Rodriguez
San Antonio
Rayburn
Steve Pearce
Hobbs
N.M
Longworth
Washington D.C
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
George E
Buddy" West
Austin
Texas
P.O. Box
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Carlos Uresti
Freedom and self-control as divine gift for personal development
The passage argues freedom is a divine gift and the key to human potential, requiring self-control rather than political power. It asserts freedom must align with a higher moral standard and cautions against anarchy as the source, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty through disciplined conduct.
Earmarks and Scandal Shape Reform Efforts in Congress
The piece examines Randy Cunningham’s graft with defense contracts and bribes, the House push for openness, and questions whether earmark reforms curb pork. It notes teens of lawmakers like Charles Taylor and Conrad Burns, the uncertain link between spending and reelection, and the role of publicity in shaping fiscal discipline.
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Randy Cunningham
California
Arizona
Cunningham
House
Senate
Congress
Defense Department
House Intelligence Committee
Pentagon
House Appropriations
Charles Taylor
R-N.c
Appalachian Wine Institute
Transylvania County
Montana
Conrad Burns
Burns
Taylor
James L. Payne
Public forum questions totalization and Social Security risk
A reader discusses the U.S. Mexico totalization agreement, FOIA reveal, and potential eligibility for illegal aliens to Social Security benefits. The writer warns of 60 day Congressional disapproval windows, privatization plans, and urges public discussion. The column ends with local notes of thanks and community praise in Permian Basin.
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Mexico
Trea Senior Citizens League
Social Security Administration
Freedom of Information Act
TREA
Medical Center Hospital
Texas
U.S
House of Congress
Social Security
Ralph McCutchen
Ilegally
Congress
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