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Teach The Children

Arnold Hamilton - December 11, 2012 0

BY VERN TURNER My friends ask me why so many of my articles are so negative. I’m forced to admit that there are so many...

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Debt-Ceiling Nonsense Once Again

Arnold Hamilton - December 11, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP Nothing like a debt-ceiling brawl to raise the public’s anxiety levels. The Republican threat two summers ago to let America default on its borrowing helped lower America’s credit rating and sent consumer confidence back into intensive care. The people were not amused. Consumer confidence dove again this month, as shoppers feared a […]

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Arithmetic For Republicans: Why Boehner’s ‘Offer’ Just Doesn’t Add Up

Arnold Hamilton - December 8, 2012 0

BY JOE CONASON If President Obama honestly wants to negotiate an agreement with Republicans before the year-end fiscal deadline, he must be deeply frustrated. And if he doesn’t really want to negotiate with them, then he should be delighted, for the same reason: Their latest “offer” laid before him by House Speaker John Boehner demonstrates […]

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Secession Obsession

Arnold Hamilton - December 8, 2012 0

BY DON NELSON In the Dec. 1 edition of the Lawton Constitution, there was another bit of Economics Professor Walter E. Williams attempts at historical...

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Feds Subsidize Risk On Farms As Well As Beaches

Arnold Hamilton - December 6, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP As global warming causes more serious and frequent shoreline flooding, indignation rises over federal programs helping owners of beach properties rebuild in places the ocean wants to take back. Superstorm Sandy was a lollapalooza in terms of waterfront damage and demands on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s resources. But while asking why […]