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War And Veterans

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BY VERN TURNER In my childhood I met many of my father’s friends who fought in World War II. Some walked with a limp. Some...

Take Two

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Now that the election is over, and President Obama has returned to Washington to try to turn all the rhetoric about working together into something real, Republicans and talking heads [especially the conservative ones whose predictions seemed to be based entirely on wishful thinking and perhaps the desire for some last-minute fundraising] […]

Bothering To Vote, And Bothering Voters

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Two heroes emerged at the polls this year, and neither was named Barack or Mitt. Their names are Galicia and Ken – ordinary Americans with extraordinary depths of civic spirit. While nearly 40% of eligible voters didn’t bother to cast their ballots this year, these two demonstrated that our democratic right to […]

Obama And Romney

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BY SHARON MARTIN I voted for Obama, which is a risky admission in this reddest of red states. I believe he is a good man,...

Camels And Needles

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BY KAREN WEBB The R’s and T’s are so mad because of the Supreme Court. The D’s will still be mad because there is still...