Odessa voters weigh local elections amid sparse turnout
Our view notes that about 2,660 of 56,807 eligible Odessa voters cast early ballots, a figure likely to rise by night’s end. The editorial urges participation, highlights 30 candidates across city, hospital, and school races, and casts belief in choosing the least worst when no runoff is possible in most contests.
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Odessa
Ector County
Sharon Wilson
City OF
Bill Cleaver
Jo Ann Davenport
Gary Rowe
Cathy Herzog
James Goates
Judy Hayes
Beulah Shaw
Joe Buice
Chuck Lockbee
Fred Martin
Deretha Cartwright
James Gaddy
Tommy Salmon
Doyle Woodall
Paula Adders
W.R
Randy” Rives
Prentice Creel
Diane Burnet
Robbie Duncan
Kerry for President in 2004 Public Forum
A public forum argues for Senator John Kerry as the next U S president. It contrasts Kerry’s Vietnam War service with President Bush and accuses Bush of shirking duties, tax cuts favoring the wealthy, Social Security raids, and corporate influence. The piece urges voters to support Kerry to defend freedoms and democracy.
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America
John Kerry
United States
Bush
White House
Kerry
War within a war across the ages and media
Thomas Lowell argues the Civil War and Iraq War are framed by broader issues beyond prison conditions. He criticizes media sensationalism from Abu Ghraib to celebrity trials, urges mature coverage, and warns against childish public discourse that could cost the nation.
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Andersonville
Iraq
Abu Ghraib
Diana
CNN
Baghdad
United States
Roosevelt
Europe
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Bush and Kerry duck responsibility in Abu Ghraib critique
Stephen Chapman argues Bush deflects blame for abuses while touting credit for successes, and portrays Kerry as avoiding clear responsibility. He cites Bush’s delays in apologizing, Rumsfeld tenure, and contrasts with Kerry’s hedging stance on accountability.
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Abu Ghraib
Bush
Donald Rumsfeld
Ronald Reagan
John Kerry
Kerry
United States
Hertz
Rumsfeld
George Tenet
CIA
Iraq
Condoleezza Rice
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Saddam Hussein
Middle East
Scott Peterson
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jackson
Stephen Chapman
al Qaeda
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