Texas views remove the politics in redistricting
The Supreme Court weighs mid decade congressional redistricting in Texas after 2003 maps shifted power. The piece urges independent commissions to curb partisan gerrymandering, noting the Voting Rights Act protections and the risk to representative government. It argues for nonpartisan line drawing to reflect community interests over party interests.
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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
Supreme Court
California
Jeff Wentworth
San Antonio
Congress
Minutemen face replacement as Linebacker backs border security
The Minutemen declared aim to curb illegal immigration has waned as Texas funds Operation Linebacker with nearly 10 million dollars for sheriff departments from Brownsville to El Paso. Officials say the program provides a second defense for Border Patrol and reduces reliance on vigilante groups.
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Bush
Brownsville
el Paso
Border Patrol
Leo Samaniego
el Paso Times
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Nuevo Laredo
Hudspeth
Samaniego
Texas
Odessa editorials highlight 1988 Pulitzer winner
Ken Brodnax editorial work earns 1988 Pulitzer distinction with editor Bill Salter credited as publisher emeritus.
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Ken Brodnax
Bill Salter
Let peace begin with me in a freedom guide note
A brief editorial promotes individual liberty as a divine gift and self control guiding society. It asserts freedom comes from personal restraint, aligning with moral laws such as the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence.
Union labor myths and the No Free Lunch in GM decline
A critical look at unions argues they deliver benefits to members at others' expense, citing GM's decline under strong union contracts and rival Toyota's non unionized U S plants. It notes government unions' monopolies, minimum wage laws' protection for insiders, and warns against expecting universal living wages or easy gains without costs.
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Toyota
United States
Detroit
Peter
Paul
Halliburton costs highlighted in postwar critique
Ivins critiques U S administration for planning failures and greed linking to Halliburton no bid contracts. He cites a Pentagon audit showing near full reimbursement of disputed Halliburton charges and flags a new detention contract amid immigration needs. He argues the Iraq war and Katrina responses reveal deeper incompetence and urges acknowledgment of mistakes.
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Army
Halliburton
Pentagon
Rick Barton
Center For Strategic and International Studies
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Greenhouse
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
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Bush
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Crichton
White House
Saddam Hussein
Thumbs Up for Robert Munoz Honored by Odessa Links
The Odessa American editorial encourages readers to submit thumbs up or down comments on current topics. It invites positive or negative opinions via email and notes a 'thumbs' nomination process hosted by Odessa Links.
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Robert Munoz
Odessa
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