Open Government Act ombudsman independence urged in open records fight
U S Senator John Cornyn and Senator Patrick Leahy push a measure to require transparency for exemptions to open records laws. They oppose moving the ombudsman from the National Archives to the Department of Justice, arguing independence is essential for fair rulings on government records requests.
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U .S
John Cornyn
Bush
Ef the
National Archives
National Archives Office
Department of Justice
Cornyn
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Justice Department
White House
Sen. Cornyn
Lawmakers and federal officials contact details list
A compiled directory of contact information for Texas lawmakers and federal officials. It lists offices in Washington and local district offices for U S Representative Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Senator John Cornyn Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Representatives Buddy West Tom Craddick with addresses phone numbers and office locations.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon
Russell Senate
George E
Buddy” West
P.O
Austin
P.O. Box
Tom Craddick
Republican
Freedom and self control pledge in landmark editorial
The paper proclaims liberal values and moral guides in a dedication page celebrating freedom. It emphasizes peace starting with the individual, freedom as divine gift, and self mastery aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. Framework includes names Patrick Canty and Laura Dennis with editors Ken Brodnax and Awudereatiane.
Fiscal wake-up call to budget crisis and 8 a.m. call
Stephen Chapman argues that Barack Obama Hillary Clinton and John McCain fail to address looming deficits and Medicare Social Security costs. He cites Brookings NTUF estimates showing rising outlays and the need for hard choices, warning that funding will require tax rises or benefit cuts. The piece ends with a White House budget deadline as the next president faces the call.
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Hillary Clinton
John McCain
McCain
Barack Obama
Social Security
Medicare
Brookings Institution
Obama
Clinton
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
NTUF
Iraq
Bush
Brookings Report
White House
Public Forum and Gardeners Boost Local Community Efforts
Voters discuss primary politics while Tryon Lewis gains support for District 81. Keep Crane Beautiful thanks Odessa Master Gardeners and Rankin volunteers who transformed BP Hogan Patriotic Park with pruning, planting, and irrigation repairs during a March cleanup effort.
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Tryon Lewis
Keep Crane Beautiful
Odessa
Rankin
Hogan Patriotic Park
Earl Foote
Chuck Pagliaroli
Frank Wells
Marnell Fox
Joyce McCarty
Nancy Davis
Donna Stripling
Carol Berquist
Audrey Gibson
Randy Gibson
Lynn Reese
Kristin Reid
Kim McClure
Laurie Williams
Coy Pearson
Crane
KCB
Annamarie
Thumbs Up for Holy Week Activities Staging
Community letter page invites praise and critique of Holy Week events and asks readers to email onletters freedom.com with thumbs nominations. Includes call for ideas on both positive and negative comments and guidance to indicate nomination intent.
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Freedom.com
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Link Freedom.com
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Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Ken Brodnax
Stephen Chapman
Chapman
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Chicago Tribune
Concordcoalition.org
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Eoang Rachmond Times
Digpa Tom
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