From grease to gold driven by human innovation in California
A Times front page profile tracks a Northern California grease thief who hauled away 2500 gallons of used cooking oil for resale. It argues the shift from garbage to valuable resource shows how human ingenuity turns waste into wealth, fueling policy debates on growth and resource use.
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New York Times
California
Restaurateurs
Nick Damianidis
The
Times
America
Congressional Contacts for Texas Delegation
U.S. Representative Mike Conaway of Midland lists office addresses in Odessa and Midland along with district and Washington contact numbers. U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez of San Antonio, and U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, provide Washington contact details and office locations.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Ciro Rodriguez
San Antonio
Rayburn House
Washington
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Page Note
Editorial urges readers to defend freedom as self-control aligned with moral guides. Promotes personal responsibility, God given liberty, and consistency with the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
McCain Obama clash over military service and values
The piece argues McCain overreached by attacking Obamas patriotism after Obamas critique of a new GI Bill. It notes polls show candidates with stronger military records fared poorly, cites Moskos, and praises both leaders for distinct paths. It concludes voters value hard work and responsibility regardless of military service.
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Barack Obama
Pavarotti
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Obama
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William Cohen
Dick Cheney
Pentagon
Charles Moskos
Northwestern University
al Gore
John Kerry
Vietnam
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George H W. Bush
Bob Dole
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Illinois
Wesleyan University
Peace Corps
Puzzled reactions to McClellan book from Bush insiders
John Kerr surveys responses from White House veterans to Scott McClellan’s disclosures. Rove jokes McClellan sounds like a liberal blogger while others call him unprincipled for airing grievances after leaving office. McClellan supports criticisms that Iraq war data were cooked and accuses Cheney, Rove, and Libby of orchestrating Plame exposure. Kerr notes the tension between loyalty and dissent.
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John Kerr
Scott McClellan
McClellan
Bush
Scott
White House
Karl Rove
Rove
Texas
Bushie
Iraq
Middle East
Kerr
The
Odessa American
Kansas City
Globe Theatre Opens New Addition With Public Thumbs Up
Readers invited to share opinions on current topics. Email onletters freedom.com with thumbs nomination and sign your comments.
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Freedom.com
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