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Why This Exclusion?

Arnold Hamilton - May 17, 2012 0

BY CONSTANCE N. JOHNSON The Senate Rules Committee’s decision to ignore Gov. Mary Fallin’s nomination of Jim Roth to the State Election Board represents a...

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Anheuser-Busch, Drunk On Greed

Arnold Hamilton - May 16, 2012 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Big brewers like Anheuser-Busch frequently admonish us imbibers of their grain products to “drink responsibly.” Well, I say back to them: Lobby responsibly. In particular, I point to a disgusting binge of besotted lobbying by Anheuser-Busch [now owned by the Belgian beer conglomerate InBev] and other beer barons this year in the […]

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Silicon Slumming

Arnold Hamilton - May 16, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP The Victorian era gave birth to a very unpleasant custom called slumming. Parties of swells in London and New York would descend on impoverished neighborhoods as a form of entertainment. In addition to breaking up the tedium of their posh lives, the adventure made them feel superior. A much updated version of […]

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The Vienna Sausage Brigade

Arnold Hamilton - May 16, 2012 0

BY KENNY BELFORD It's now official. Gov. Mary Fallin, winner of the "Sheeples’ Choice Award," has now signed into law the open-carry bill. It's now legal,...