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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 2004

Page

5

Our View U N program utterly corrupt and exposed

The column argues the U N Oil for Food program was corrupt from its start, enabled by ineffective sanctions on Iraq, and enriched many parties. It cites Duelfer’s Iraq Study Group and GAO estimates of over ten billion in illegal revenues, urging full investigation and accountability.

United Nations Oil For Food CIA Charles Duelfer Iraq United States United Nations Saddam Hussein Kuwait Ivan Eland Center On Peace and Liberty Oakland Independent Institute Cuba Saddam U.N Charles Pena Libertarian Cato Institute Kofi Annan Government Accountability Office Congress Duelfer France Russia Federal Reserve Paul Volcker

Choosing the Right College and campus atmosphere debate

Lowell, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, argues parents must stay involved in college selection amid rising campus risks and curricular concerns. He cites NYU deaths this year and critiques the trend toward ideologically driven curricula over substantive education.

New York University NYU UCLA Cornell Lowell Hoover Institution Stanford University

Public Forum Questions Open Records at Pecos ISD

A reader asks why superintendent Ray Matthews denied a written public records request on a school employee's salary and job details. The letter alleges the district's attorney cited a nonpublic lawsuit as a reason, while the writer notes unrelated incidents and questions about transparency and safety in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD.

Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District Ray Matthews Matthews Texas Attorney General's Office Texas Attorney General's Office Pecos Pecos-Barstow-Toyah

Odessa residents seek relief from high waste costs

D Perano argues Odessa blocks competition and raises apartment trash fees. He says landlords and the city profit while low income and senior tenants bear the burden, suggesting Duncan Disposal as a cheaper alternative to curb rate hikes.

Microsoft Odessa Duncan Disposal D. Perano

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