Real emergency or pork in the beetle bill debate
The column weighs whether Bark beetle crisis funds belong in a broad emergency package. It cites Sen. Salazar adding 30 million to a 110 billion bill while Sen. Allard opposes pork. It argues for funding via legitimate appropriations and budget reform to curb waste. It warns of expediency overriding principle and urges restraint in emergency spending.
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Colorado
Congress
Washington
Ken Salazar
Forest Service
Senate
White House
House
Bush
Salazar
Interior
Agriculture Department
Wayne Allard
Allard
Pentagon
Interior and Agriculture Departments
Conference Committee
Treasury
Odessa Freedom: Canty Publisher Kerr Editor Bodnax Editorial Page
The Odessa Freedom announces Patrick Canty as publisher and John Kerr as editor with Ken Brodnax on editorial pages and Bill Salter named emeritus. The notice lists lead staff for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize era guidance and recognition.
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Ken Brodnax
Let peace begin with me in Zam American discourse
An editorial piece proclaims freedom as self control and a divine gift, urging readers to promote personal liberty aligned with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule, as part of a broader message for responsible self-government.
Jury duty by coercion or civic right in debate
A argumentative piece explores whether paying jurors is ethical and argues that coercion undercuts liberty. It contrasts Cohen and others advocating public service with a view that the public good is protection of basic rights, including freedom from forced service. The author cites figures like Tibor Machan and Randy Cohen.
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Randy Cohen
New York Times Magazine
Cohen
Ecisd Honor At Awards of Excellence Banquet
Gary Brookins notes voting via oapa com with a nine am deadline next Thursday. The piece links civic engagement to observance of American and pagan holidays, while highlighting the ECISD Awards of Excellence banquet.
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Oapa.com
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Mersey
ODESS
Patrick Canty
John Kerr
Bill Salter
AS Zamerican
Tibor Machan
Machan
Freedom
Ness Ethics
Chapman University
Orange, Calif
The
Hoover
Stanford University
Tmachan
Freedom.com
Gary Brookins
Moussacius
Oa's Weekly
Mexico
Odessa
Coliseum
United States
U.S
America
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