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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Vern Turner

Denver resident Vern Turner is a regular contributor to The Oklahoma Observer. His latest book, Why Angels Weep: America and Donald Trump, is available through Amazon.

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The Darkest Of Dark Times

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BY VERN TURNER Fighting depression is becoming a daily chore for me. The nation I love and fought for is coming apart at the seams...
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The Sum Of All Ills

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BY VERN TURNER Another day, another scandal, another portrayal of incompetence and outright madness ... That is the state...
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Why Republicans Fail – Part III

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Last In A Series BY VERN TURNER The gap between Part II and this final part is, in part, due to the cascade of events surrounding the...
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Why Republicans Fail – Part II

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BY VERN TURNER In Part I we introduced the operating philosophy comparisons between conservatives and progressives. It should be noted that most, but not all,...
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Why Republicans Fail – Part I

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BY VERN TURNER Sometimes it just comes at you as so obvious that it can be comical. What motivated me to write this piece are...
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Another Opportunity Missed

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BY VERN TURNER When I retired from teaching in the small, central Texas town of Marble Falls, there was a local newspaper named The River Cities...
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People, We Have A Problem

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BY VERN TURNER One of my favorite comics is Bill Maher. No surprise there for those of you who read my stuff. On his latest...
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‘The First Rough Draft Of History’

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BY VERN TURNER The title of this piece is a quote from the late Phil Graham, the former owner and publisher of the Washington Post. He said...
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Seeing What We’re Made Of

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BY VERN TURNER The cascade of events in our country and around the world have challenged me regarding putting out an essay or two. When...
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