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Politicians For Local Control, Except When They’re Not

Arnold Hamilton - February 26, 2015 0

BY FROMA HARROP The people of Denton, TX, recently voted to ban fracking within the city limits. They were tired of the noise, lights and fumes caused by the 277 gas wells, some placed right next to housing developments. A blowout in 2013 covered homes in clouds of benzene. Some had to be evacuated. One […]

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Urban School Solutions Won’t Be Easy – Or Cheap

Arnold Hamilton - February 26, 2015 3

BY JOHN THOMPSON I strongly support the work of the Center for Civil Rights Remedies to close the racial “discipline gap.” I want to be...

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Koch Party

Arnold Hamilton - February 25, 2015 1

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Shouldn’t America have at least one major party that isn’t beholden to the corporate elite? Well don’t look now, but such a party has recently popped up, raring to roar into the 2016 presidential race. Called the KBParty, it has the funding, political network and expertise needed to bypass the establishment’s control […]

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Courting Terror One Teenager At A Time

Arnold Hamilton - February 25, 2015 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH When I was 15, my mother let me take the bus to Lynn, a small city about five miles from our house and two blocks from my father’s office. I was pretty pleased with myself because otherwise my independence was limited entirely by my leg strength. This week, three girls that age […]

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Sorry

Arnold Hamilton - February 25, 2015 1

Editor's Note: This video, produced by Walter Jenny, captures the wackiness and hypocrisy on display at the Oklahoma Capitol these days. Jenny lives in...