Mar 19
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case which seeks to overturn the historic Voting Rights Act. If opponents of the Voting Rights Act succeed, I believe the protection of Texas voters and those all across the nation would be at severe risk. The court heard arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, which argues that …
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Mar 19
With each generation, medical breakthroughs have helped people live longer. But quality of life is one of the most important issues most people face today. That’s partially due to unhealthy lifestyles that many people don’t know how to change. Americans work more hours and sleep less than most other countries in the world. buy cialis …
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Mar 05
The Powers That Be say the bulk of America’s middle-class manufacturing jobs are gone and aren’t coming back. High tech jobs are being outsourced, as is an increasing share of the work historically handled by our accountants, lawyers, and some other professionals. Retail jobs at brick-and-mortar shops, however, can’t be exported. But wait, those aren’t …
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Feb 28
States are adopting laws meant to keep consumers in the dark about where their food comes from. Do you have a right to know where that steak on your plate came from? Should it be legal to photograph chicken farms and dairy cows? Big Agriculture says you don’t and it shouldn’t. Armies of Big Ag …
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Feb 27
Although former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush may be hailed as an education “reformer” when he testifies today before the Senate Education Committee, he is not a reformer. He is, instead, an outspoken advocate of school privatization, intent on further enriching corporate donors to his pseudo-educational foundation. And, based on the facts in Florida, Jeb has …
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Feb 25
The Kilgore College Theatre Department will perform “The Exonerated” by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen beginning Feb. 26 in Van Cliburn Auditorium on the buy essays Kilgore campus. The play is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 26 through March 1, with a matinee performance 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. There is no …
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Feb 21
It’s getting easier to find people inside Washington’s Beltway who want to cut the fat from the Pentagon budget. Scaling back military spending isn’t just for the most progressive members of Congress anymore. Even the tea-partying Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) favors defense cuts. The growing tide of support for reining in profligate Pentagon spending includes …
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Jul 30
By Gary Hardaway During a visit to Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago, my wife and I viewed an educational film concerning national park history. Yellowstone was the first to be established, signed into existence by President Ulysses Grant in 1872. Today there are 397 park areas reaching from Maine to Hawaii to Alaska. …
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