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A Letter Carrier’s Special Delivery To Congress

Arnold Hamilton - May 27, 2015 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Neither rain nor sleet nor snow – nor even the likelihood that he’d be killed en route – could stop this letter carrier from making his appointed rounds. Doug Hughes is one gutsy and creative mailman. In April, this rural letter carrier from Florida stunned the Secret Service, eluded federal aviation authorities, […]

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Rainy Day[s] Funding

Arnold Hamilton - May 27, 2015 0

BY BRIAN RENEGAR and DONNIE CONDIT An open letter to Gov. Mary Fallin: It will come as no surprise to you that Pittsburg County was inundated...

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Why Do So Many Eggs Come From Iowa?

Arnold Hamilton - May 26, 2015 0

BY FROMA HARROP An outbreak of bird flu has forced American farmers to kill millions of egg-laying chickens, 32 million in Iowa alone – hence the rise in egg prices. But why so many? Because our eggs are now produced by a handful of gigantic farms. When one of their birds gets sick, the farmers […]

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No More War

Arnold Hamilton - May 26, 2015 0

BY SHARON MARTIN The biggest threat we face in this world today is the one that pits us against them. It doesn’t matter who the...

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Who Are These Outlaw Bikers?

Arnold Hamilton - May 24, 2015 0

BY FROMA HARROP Count me among those mystified over the biker gang melee in Waco, TX – a shootout that left nine dead. Why are these guys committing grown-up violence over the seemingly adolescent concern of who belongs to their group and who doesn’t? Who are they? For answers, I consulted James F. Quinn, a […]