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Texas Without Ivins: Wholl Keep Us Laughing?
February 4, 2007Texas progressives mourn the death of columnist and author Molly Ivins, who succumbed to cancer on January 31. Even the people she antagonized most – corporate bigwigs and greedy politicians – are making public lamentations about...
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College admissions: a pain in the class
February 2, 2007As a high school senior dealing with the college admissions process, I know a few things about needless pain. I didn’t expect choosing what to do with the rest of my life to be quite such...
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A good first step on student loans
February 2, 2007Polling prior to last fall’s midterm elections indicated that education and the cost of college are top concerns among young people today. We took those concerns, made our voices heard on Nov. 7 and made another...
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EDITORIAL: Revive New Orleans
February 2, 2007Mardi Gras parades begin Feb. 10 in New Orleans. The Big Easy will party and dance across the country’s TV screens. That is the New Orleans the corporate elite and the multi-billion-dollar tourist industry want us...
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EDITORIAL: Historic first step
February 2, 2007In a sign of the fundamental shift being made by the new Congress, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) opposing President Bush’s...
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