Freedom View on Yom Kippur Reflections and Fasting
The observance began at sunset last Friday as Jews practiced prayer in synagogues across the year’s holiest day. Rabbi Steinberg notes Yom Kippur is a time to reflect, learn from the year past, and strive for improvement. The Shengold Encyclopedia cites fasting and atonement with forgiveness toward God and others, while the shofar and the Jerusalem wish close the rite.
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Jewish Publication Society
Richard Steinberg
Congregation Shir Ha-Ma‘alot
Irvine
Calif
Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia
Jerusalem
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact List
A compiled roster of U S lawmakers and state officials with addresses in Washington and Texas. It lists U S Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Francisco Canseco John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison along with Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger and Carlos Aresti and other state offices and contact information for district offices and capitals.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Budlding
Washington DC
Fox
Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Lubbock
Washington
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, DC
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison Senate
Tryon Lewis
Rean
District Ofce
West 4Th Street
Odes
Austin
Ant
Tryon Lens
Mouse
Tom Craddick
Regan
Mirand
GS Capitol
Kel Seliger
Austria
Datsh
Carlos Aresti
Pirates
Antunes
Submissions Policy for Odessa American Letters
All submissions to the Odessa American including letters and columns become the paper’s property with rights and copyrights assigned to the newspaper. Include name address and phone number. by submitting you grant all rights to us and may publish with or without bylines.
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Odessa
Let Peace Begin With Me Celebrates Freedom Motto
Prompted by the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, Patrick Canty and Laura Dennis edit a piece praising freedom as self-control granted by God, not a political grant from anarchy. The newspaper pledges to inform readers to protect and spread liberty, aligning it with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
Who Owns History Aims to Restore Civil Rights Teaching
Attorney CHAREN MONA argues history education omits essential civil rights facts in many states. SPLC study shows at least 35 states miss key history, with curricula often simplifying to Rosa Parks and Dr. King. She cites polls, national standards battles, and Reagan era reflections on patriotism and knowledge.
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Southern Poverty Law Center
SPLC
Rosa Parks
Dr. King
America
Texas
Howard Zinn
Joe McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
Protesters scratch the surface of Occupy Wall Street
Guest columnist Bill Wilson analyzes the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and argues the deeper roots lie in central banking and financial institutions. He criticizes bailouts, warns of leverage and derivatives, and calls for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act to curb financial power.
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Jone
New York City
Wall Street
Noam Chomsky
United States
Chomsky
Federal Reserve
U.S
Europe
Greece
Eccles
Washington, D.C
Bank of International Settlements
Federal Reserve Act
Fed
Bill Wilson
Americans For
Bill
Thumbs Up for CAF Show Draws Positive Odessa Support
Odessa American invites reader opinions on current topics with thumbs up or thumbs down. Submit via email to daletters in 0a04.com, noting the thumbs nomination and representing community sentiment.
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Daletters
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Mona Charen
Reagan
Splcenter.org
Kevin Siers
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