Public discontent grows as health care reform passes
Opinion voices condemn a rift between voters and elected officials as 2010 politics heat up. The House narrowly passed health care reform by four votes amid polls showing public opposition, while presidents plan PR efforts. Critics warn against mob rule and erosion of minority rights.
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Rasmussen Reports
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Washington Post
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White House
Associated Press
Barack Obama
Benjamin Franklin
Lawmakers and officers contact details for Texas delegation
A directory of U S Representatives and Senators from Texas with office addresses in Washington and local offices in Midland Odessa Lubbock and San Antonio plus phone numbers and email links for Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Ciro Rodriguez John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. The list provides congressional offices and contact channels for constituent inquiries.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon
Rodriguez.house
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Hutchison
Let Peace Begin With Me Inspires Free Citizens
Odessastex American notes a 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Ken Brodnax emphasizes personal freedom. The piece declares freedom as a divine gift and self control guiding individuals to develop fully, aligned with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
Death in Juarez continues Sullum is a senior editor for Reasor
A brief item notes ongoing death coverage in Juarez with mention of Sullum serving as senior editor for Reasor. The piece highlights the persistent mortality context and references the individual’s editorial role in relation to the report.
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Sullum
Reasor
Debating drug policy eyes Mexico violence crisis
The piece links US drug demand to Mexican cartel violence, citing Juarez killings of a pregnant consulate employee and her husband, and a consulate worker's husband. It argues for legalization or decriminalization, production and distribution reform, and warns of a perpetual war without policy change.
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National Narcotics Officers Association
John Stossel
Fox Business
Stossel
Brooks
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U.S
Juarez
Sinaloa Cartel
White House
State Department
Lesley Enriquez
Arthur Redell
Jorge Alberto Salcido Ceniceros
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Felipe Calderon
Jorge Castaneda
Castaneda
U.S. States
al Capone
School board should read Brown Bear
Guest columnist Charlena Chandler critiques Texas school board decisions on textbooks and curriculum. She notes members lack professional background in core subjects, questions the influence of publishers, and highlights clashes over Enlightenment history, evolution versus creationism, and a third grade reading choice incident involving Brown Bear Brown Bear. Chandler, retired teacher and librarian, urges clearer, evidence based standards.
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Charlena Chandler
Alice
Wonderland
State School Board
Texas
Don McLeroy
Boston
Bill Martin
Brown Bear
Chandler
Dryden
Burnet sixth grader saves classmate choking incident praised
Odessa American highlights Seth Wood a Burnet sixth grader who acted quickly to assist a choking classmate. The note invites thumbs nominations and opinions via email, signaling the paper welcomes reader input on current topics.
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Burnet
Seth Wood
Odessa
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