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MRAP, Maxx, And The Militarization Of Our Local Police Forces

Arnold Hamilton - January 8, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER What a Christmas little Bastrop had! It’s still a mystery how Santa Claus got it down the chimney, but Bastrop got a nifty present that most children could only dream about: A big honkin’, steel-clad, war toy called MRAP. But Bastrop is not a 6-year-old child, and an MRAP is not a […]

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About The People Who Serve Us

Arnold Hamilton - January 7, 2014 0

BY FROMA HARROP A New York voice boomed from the back of the long car rental line: “Wha’d they do, lay off half the people?” One of my thoughts no doubt shared by fellow detainees waiting, waiting at the big-name car rental office at a Florida airport. Behind the desk flashed a screen informing us […]

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R-e-s-p-e-c-t

Arnold Hamilton - January 7, 2014 1

BY JOHN THOMPSON Since I've retired from teaching high school in the inner city, I especially look forward to holidays for getting together with former...

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Encouraging, Not Discouraging, Voting

Arnold Hamilton - January 5, 2014 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN In the 1930’s when George and Ira Gershwin wrote the oft quoted lyrics to “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” they were...

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Rich Catholics Threaten Pope Francis – Because He Frightens Them

Arnold Hamilton - January 3, 2014 0

BY JOE CONASON If anyone wonders whether Pope Francis has irritated wealthy conservatives with his courage and idealism, the latest outburst from Kenneth Langone left little doubt. Sounding both aggressive and whiny, the billionaire investor warned that he and his overprivileged friends might withhold their millions from church and charity unless the pontiff stops preaching […]