Our View: Health care debate calls for restraint
The piece argues against expanding government control in U S health care despite Democratic proposals. It cites a Cato Institute analysis contrasting Britain's system with US outcomes, notes WHO rankings as biased, and endorses market-based reforms. Thomas Sowell, linked to Hoover Institution, supplies the viewpoint.
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Party primary debates over Florida Michigan voters
Leaders of both parties clash with media over how primaries in Florida and Michigan should include voters from outside the main party. The piece argues the current system lets zealots dominate and wonders if past smoke-filled room decisions, like Truman's 1944 vice presidency pick, were wiser than today’s open vote.
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Freedom Editorial Page Reminder From Press Leader
The publisher Patrick Canty and editor Ken Brodnax present an editorial on freedom stressing self-control and moral guidance. The piece urges readers to promote and preserve freedom as a divine gift rather than a political grant, aligning with the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence.
Odessa neighborhood plea for unity and safety reform
Annie Christian from South Odessa writes addressing local struggles with crime and social division. She urges residents to unite, clean up trash, remove unsafe properties, and push out drugs while stressing that communities must help themselves to improve Odessa overall.
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Peggy Dean Named Odessa’s First Lady by Sorority
Peggy Dean receives a thumbs up after Beta Sigma Phi Sorority selects her as Odessa’s first lady. Readers invited to submit comments on current topics by emailing onletters at fredom.com and noting a thumbs nomination.
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