Crossroads in Obamacare votes loom over Pelosi power
A national debate on the Senate health reform bill heads into a pivotal week as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weighs votes. The piece argues the measure risks shifting America toward European welfare-state dependence with a government mandate to buy insurance, threatening individual freedom and doctor patient autonomy. It condemns the path as a loss of independence and urges Pelosi to fail to secure the necessary votes.
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House
Nancy Pelosi
Senate
U.S
America
Lawmakers and federal offices listed for Midland Odessa reps
A compact directory listing U S Rep Mike Conaway Republican Midland with local Odessa and Midland offices including addresses 511 Can non House Office Building Washington D C and 411 W Eighth St Fifth Floor Odessa 79761 plus 6 Desta Drive Suite 2000 Midland 79705 with phone and email contact options. Also listed are U S Sen John Cornyn and U S Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison both Republicans with Washington D C Senate office addresses 517 Hart and 284 Russell and phone numbers 202 224 2934 and 202 224 5922 and online contact forms.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison.senate.gov
Let peace begin with me in these troubled times
A defender of freedom exhorts readers to seek inner peace as a path to personal sovereignty, claiming true liberty arises from self-control and adherence to moral guides. The piece links freedom to divine gifts and universal ethical principles, urging consistency with the coveting commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Paying for organs pits altruism against need
Steve Chapman discusses the organ transplant shortage, noting legal bans on compensation. He cites rising deaths awaiting kidneys and bone marrow, argues for paid donors as a practical fix, and highlights a Los Angeles lawsuit seeking to allow donor compensation. He frames marrow donations as more complex yet potentially incentivizable.
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Los Angeles
Doreen Flynn
Lewiston
Maine
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Institute For Justice
Gary Becker
University of Chicago
Julio Jorge Elias
State University of New York At Buffalo
California
Government fixes are risky column by Bill Peacock
The piece argues government intervention in cable carriage is risky after Disney Time Warner disputes. It cites 2007 NFL gaps, notes viewers adapted via alternatives, and endorses Barton’s view that regulation often harms consumer choice. It forecasts similar tension with Time Warner and ABC in Texas. Peacock, Texas Public Policy Foundation director, urges market-led solutions.
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Bill Peacock
New York Area
Walt Disney Company
Cablevision
Disney
ABC
Hamilton
New Jersey
Ellen Lovejoy
Time Warner Cable
Texas
Time Warner
New York
The
NFL
Time
Joe Barton
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congressman Barton
Peacock
Center For Economic Freedom
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Austin
Destiny Lopez Chosen for Lone Star Leadership Academy
A Cameron fifth grader, Destiny Lopez, is selected to attend the Lone Star Leadership Academy in Dallas. The Odessa American invites reader feedback via email, noting this is the paper's opinion and welcomes comments on topics.
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Cameron
Destiny Lopez
Lone Star Leadership Academy
Dallas
Oapa
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