Pay for players might solve ills in college sports
Our view argues that NCAA amateurs face a clash of big money and fake academics. It notes coaches fired for phony classes, post season bans, and widespread financial pressures. Murray Sperber advocates paying players and allowing schools to bid for talent to curb cheating.
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Myles Brand
Murray Sperber
Indiana University
Sperber
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Public Forum Note for Odessa Residents
The Odessa American invites readers to express opinions on any issue via write or fax. Send comments to Public Forum at PO Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760 or fax 915-333-7742. Online submissions available through onletters at link.freedom.com.
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Texas lawmakers and officials contact addresses list
A compiled directory of U S lawmakers and state officials with their Washington D C and Texas office addresses. Includes U S Representatives Combest Bonilla and Craddick. U S Senators Cornyn and Hutchison. Texas officials West Duncan Duncan Craddick and Bivins. Gov Perry.
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Larry Combest
Lubbock
Longworth House
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D.C
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Odessa
Henry Bonilla
San Antonio
John Cornyn
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
George
Buddy” West
Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Midland
Death of Margaret Reveals Family and Social Struggles
A personal reflection on the sudden death of Margaret at age 60, her life of hard work, and the lifelong impact of unequal education and family hardship. The piece contrasts her challenges with the narrator's memories of a changing New York, noting missed opportunities, care for a cancer-stricken daughter, and lingering guilt. Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
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Margaret
Tommy
New York
Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Patriot Bonds Could Help Pay for Iraq Liberation
Cal Thomas argues Bush should rally public support with Patriot Bonds to fund the Iraq conflict. He cites World War II savings stamps, notes Congressional Budget Office costs of troop deployments, and proposes using Iraqi oil profits to finance reconstruction, framing the idea as civic duty and moral payoff. He recalls McConnell and Burns backing war bonds and urges a modern, more vivid public campaigns.
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George Bush
Saddam Hussein
Lyndon Johnson
Bush
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Conrad Burns
Montana
McConnell
Pearl Harbor
Congressional Budget Office
Middle East
Iraq
New York City
America
Hitler
Burns
Thomas
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