EPA expands rules amid climate bill defeat view
Our view says Lieberman Warner failed in June but EPA moves now threaten broad regulation under the Clean Air Act. If adopted, rules would impose 558 pages of requirements on moving and nonmoving equipment, affecting small businesses and services without new votes from Congress. The piece argues the plan would worsen costs and intrusiveness while claiming climate efforts rely on disputed models.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute
America
Lieberman-Warner
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Supreme Court
EPA
Marlo Lewis
CBI
Congress
Supreme Court
U.S
Lieberman- Warner
Lawmakers and federal offices listed for Texas lawmakers Conaway Cornyn Hutchison
The record lists contact details for U S Representative Mike Conaway of Midland and U S Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. It provides office addresses in Washington D C and local Odessa and Midland offices with phone numbers.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Winner Pulitzer Prize 1988 Odessa Publisher Canty Editor
The 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner is Odessa publisher Patrick Canty with Ken Brodnax as editorial page editor. The award highlights Canty for distinguished writing and Brodnax for editorial leadership on the page.
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Ken Brodnax
Let peace begin with me in this freedom primer
The passage proclaims a newspaper creed promoting readers’ freedom through self control and moral guidance. It stresses that freedom is a divine gift, not a political grant, aligning with moral laws, the Golden Rule, and independence declarations.
McCain’s Iraq stance shifts on timetable debate
Stephen Chapman argues McCain’s repeated refusal to set a withdrawal timetable is inconsistent as Obama advocates a 2010 deadline. The piece notes mixed signals from Iraqi PM al Maliki and UK PM Brown, cites Bush’s “time horizon” idea, and questions the surge’s claimed success versus ongoing violence and refugees.
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John McCain
Iraq
Barack Obama
Nouri al-Maliki
U.S
Obama
Gordon Brown
Bush
McCain
Arizona
al-Qaida
Supreme Court strike down of DC handgun ban praised
A commentary applauds the Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington DCs ban on private handgun ownership. It argues the Second Amendment protects the people, not the National Guard, and insists the phrase the people refers to every citizen.
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Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
National Guard
U.S
The 1865 meaning of regulated and armed citizens debate
A reader argues that regulated in 1865 meant well equipped not governed. He contends anti gun efforts disarm citizens to push socialism, cites concealed carry laws boosting safety, criticizes gun laws, praises the Second Amendment, and warns of a police state. Signed by Sandy Milner Odessa.
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Roger
U.S
Democratic Party
Barack Obama
United States
England
Canada
Sandy Milner
Odessa
Circus workers bring fun to Odessa this week
Odessa welcomes circus workers and performers delivering a special brand of fun this week. Readers are invited to share opinions on current topics via email at letters link freedom.com and indicate a thumbs nomination.
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Odessa
Freedom.com
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