Billionaire owners and the new status symbol of newspapers
A guest column argues billionaires like Bezos Buffett and the Kochs are buying papers to denote power rather than profit. It critiques media independence, noting Post circulation declines, ownership ties to advertisers, and a pattern of loyalty to wealth over truth.
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Amazon
Jeff Bezos
Washington Post
Graham
Red Sox
John W. Henry
Boston Globe
New York Times Co
BH Media
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
Press
Atlantic City
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Omaha World-Herald
David
Charles Koch
Los Angeles Times
Eli Broad
Will Bezos
Post
Bezos
Koch Brothers
John Birch Society
Brotherhood of Secrecy
U.S
Wall Street
Buffalo News
Omaha Sun
Buffett
Washington Post Co
Edward Snowden
National Security Agency
Pecos Enterprise Letters to Editor Policy
The Pecos Enterprise invites signed letters on all subjects and asks writers to include a verifiable phone number. Send submissions to 324 S. Cedar Street or email news at pecos.net, with business hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The newspaper reserves editing rights for content and length.
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The
Pecos
S. Cedar Street
News
Reeves County
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise LLP
South Cedar St
Pecos Texas
P.O
Constitutional Literacy Through Weekly Constitution Readings
Editor notes urge every citizen to read the United States Constitution to understand government and law. The piece promotes constitutional literacy, stating the document is plain English, not requiring lawyers to interpret it, and that readers become masters of their destiny by reading it.
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The
United States
Amendment XVII United States Senate Election by the People
The seventeenth amendment ratified April 8 1913 provides that two Senators from each state are elected by the people for six years with one vote each. It outlines elector qualifications and vacancy procedures including gubernatorial writs and temporary appointments. It clarifies the amendment does not affect Senators chosen before its validity.
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Senate of the
United States
Framers chose republic over pure democracy in design
The author defends the Framers for creating a Republican government to curb tyranny by the majority. They note the original Senate appointment by state legislatures insulated the upper house from direct popular finance pressures and argue the 17th Amendment shifted the nation toward pure democracy, calling that move an evil.
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House of Congress
I Guest Column Why I Granted Bradley Manning a Presidential Pardon
Jill Stein argues for a presidential pardon for Bradley Manning, presenting Manning as a hero who exposed war crimes and State Department deception. The piece defends whistleblowing, condemns Obama administration policy, and urges Obama to pardon Manning, framing it as a step toward a government of the people.
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Bradley Manning
Jill Stein
America
Bradley Mannings
Obama
Manning
U.S
State Department
Middle East
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Zine el Abidin Ben Ali
Reuters
United Nations
Green Shadow Cabinet
Barack Obama
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