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The Other Side Of The Gun Debate

Arnold Hamilton - January 11, 2013 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH As politicians in Washington debate whether new laws should be issued to tighten up on background checks, impose limits on assault weapons and regulate ammunition sales and the like – a debate likely to be dominated by politics – it is worth focusing on the other side of the gun question, the […]

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New Year, Old Year

Arnold Hamilton - January 11, 2013 0

BY VERN TURNER David Van Os, a native Texan, recently posted some wishes for the New Year. I have cribbed some of them here and...

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‘Most Antagonistic’ Toward Israel? That Would Be Ronald Reagan’s Defense Secretary

Arnold Hamilton - January 10, 2013 0

BY JOE CONASON When Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina warned on national television over the weekend that Chuck Hagel “would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of Israel in our nation’s history,” either his memory served him very poorly – or he was simply lying to smear his former […]

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An Open Letter To President Obama

Arnold Hamilton - January 9, 2013 0

BY SHARON MARTIN I can live without oil. My lifestyle would change, but I would live. I can’t live without water. This is why I...

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Why Does A University Need A CMO?

Arnold Hamilton - January 9, 2013 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER The “ivory tower” of academia has become overshadowed by a new edifice on campus that is reaching ridiculous heights: the tower of mammon. As public universities have been driven by budget-whacking lawmakers to seek ever-more private funding, schools that once prided themselves as being centers of free thinking are increasingly dominated by […]