Odessa American Leadership and Mission Statement
The Odessa American outlines its mission to improve the Permian Basin community with emphasis on living, working, and recreational quality of life. Saul Odessa and David F. Lyons are highlighted as publisher and editor, with M Olaf Frandsen noted as managing editor, signaling leadership focused on local news and community betterment.
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David F. Lyons
M. Olaf Frandsen
Trade pact with Mexico could boost U.S. economy
The United States and Mexico strive toward a comprehensive free trade agreement modeled on the 1988 U S Canada pact. The plan would boost Texas and national economies, ease immigration tensions, and shift the U S focus to high tech while letting Mexico grow.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Washington, D.C
U.s.-Canada
North America
Europe
New World
Carlos Salinas
Lying Amendment Debate Across Parties and Times
Mike Royko argues for a constitutional amendment to criminalize political lying, contrasting calls to ban flag burning and criticizing modern campaign lie practices. He cites First Amendment limits and lists how lies in tax, legal, and loan contexts are treated, urging accountability for false political communications.
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Bush
Robert Dole
Congress
States
Kilpatrick Sawyer fight for freedom against compulsory unions
Eddie Keller joined a notable group opposing compulsory union dues, arguing the California state bar coerced lawyers into funding ideological causes. The Supreme Court in 1988 upheld that dues may not fund non-germane expenditures, marking a landmark First Amendment victory for individual liberty against union influence.
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Washington
Eddie Keller
S.B. Street
Louis Abood
Robert L. Hanson
Annie Lee Hudson
Howard Ellis
Harry Beck
Keller
California
State Bar
State Bar of
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
J. L. Hanson
Nebraska
Writing policies for reader letters in The American
The American invites reader letters for publication and sets guidelines. Letters should be typed or legible, double spaced, not longer than one page, and include the writer’s name address business and home phone. address and phone will not be published and letters without contact details will be rejected. Names are usually published unless hardship is shown. quotations from other works are allowed in brief form and long quotations must be avoided.
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