The College Debt Boom and Its Backlash
A critical summary of rising college enrollment and debt fueled by government subsidies and loans. It argues this entitlements approach inflates enrollments, lowers completion rates, and shifts costs to borrowers and lenders, harming the economy. It calls for vocational paths and private-sector apprenticeships as alternatives.
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Robert Samuelson
The
Register
Mark Landsbaum
Samuelson
Orange County Register
Lawmakers State Officials Contact Details Listed
Rep Tryon Lewis Odessa District Office 119 West 4th Street Suite 206 Odessa TX 79761 Austin Office P0 Box 2910 Austin TX 78768 2910 Phone 432 332 0937 512 463 0546 Email tryon.lewis house state tx us Rep Tom Craddick Midland Capitol P0 Box 2910 Austin TX 78768 2910 Phone 512 463 0500 Email link Sen Kel Seliger Amarillo 4840 E University Blvd Suite 205 Odessa TX 79762 P0 Box 9155 Austin TX 79105 Phone 432 550 7476 806 374 8994 Email senate state tx us 751 senate members dist31 dist31.htm
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Austin
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Amarillo
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Let Peace Begin With Me Poem by Laura Dennis Winning
A note on a 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Laura Dennis and her poem Let peace begin with me. The text emphasizes freedom, self-control and moral guidance aligned with the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Textbook critique of world history showing communist bias
A reader criticizes the Advanced Placement World Civilizations text World Civilizations The Global Experience by Peter N Stearns et al for whitewashing communist atrocities Soviet famine under Stalin Mao Zedong and other regimes are cited as glossed over or misrepresented The piece argues for more rigorous, sourced history and suggests using Wikipedia for better factual grounding.
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Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Mao Zedong
Mao
China
Stalin
Trofim Lysenko
Haldly
Ussr
Martin Malin
Britain
France
Castro
Wealth creation not the enemy in Romney critique
The Odessa American weighs Obama’s critique of Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital history, arguing private equity centers on profits and may create jobs inadvertently. It contrasts Romney’s wealth focus with Obama’s job-centric approach, noting GST Steel’s 1993 buyout and later bankruptcy. The piece defends wealth creation as prosperity and invites reader feedback.
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Mitt Romney
Bain Capital
Romney
GST Steel
Kansas City, Mo
Bain
Stephanie Cutter
Robert Gibbs
Gibbs
Steven
Rattner
New York Times
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