Our View: New department may hurt security
The editorial warns the Homeland Security bill creates a fragile, oversized agency with 170000 staff and a 35.5 billion starting budget. It criticizes rushed merger of 22 agencies, notes political pork, and warns of years of disruption and short term security risk under Ridge leadership. It urges cleaner, debated legislation and better governance.
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Public Forum contact details in Odessa American
Public Forum section lists contact avenues for reader comments. It provides the Odessa American mailing address in Odessa Texas and a Pax box number along with a phone line and an email path for online submissions. The fragment identifies the OA postal box 2952 and a toll free or platform contact number 915 333 7742 for correspondence.
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Gun myths and history challenge US gun zealots
Thomas Lowell reviews Joyce Lee Malcolm’s Guns and Violence arguing that England’s long rise in gun restrictions did not curb crime, and that both nations show little link between gun control laws and violence. He cites London murder trends, 1954 to 1990s, and notes activist biases persist.
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Gore’s 2004 run faces GOP and history hurdles
Stephen Chapman weighs Al Gore’s public reentry and the likelihood of another presidential bid in 2004. Despite name recognition and policy knowledge, past losses, legal battles, and voter sentiment cast doubt on a comeback, with a New York Times CBS poll showing negative views and limited support.
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