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Economic rapture might be around the corner
If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end. By Salvatore Babones It’s January 25, 2001, the first week of the Bush presidency and more than half a year before the...
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Oklahoma’s Biblical irony
There’s an almost biblical irony to Oklahoma’s latest tornado disaster. Not a funny irony, but the grim, tragic kind so common to acts of God. Four months before this twister, five of Oklahoma’s seven...
View ArticleFaith lessons in unemployment
How does it feel to be laid off? If you can’t answer that question yourself, there’s a good chance you know someone who can. Countless numbers of people in our community understand what it’s like to be...
View ArticleHigh anxiety: Had your dose of peace today?
Anxiety seems to grip our society these days. September 11 brought fears of flying and of the mail. Airlines heighten security and try to attract passengers with low fares and bonus frequent flyer...
View ArticleLEDCO staff member elected
Kelly Kinsey, Youth Career Development Director of the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) in Longview, Texas was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the Career and...
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Thou Shalt Not Tolerate Inequality: By rejecting a “deified Market,” Pope...
Sometimes you don’t have to say anything “new” to make news. Consider the “apostolic exhortation” the Vatican recently released. This statement from Pope Francis, observers note, didn’t really break...
View ArticleBehavioral health care needs in Texas are no myth
Holiday blues and a spike in suicides are often assumed to occur during the holidays. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the supposed uptick in depression-related issues...
View ArticleA Stronger Economy Will Also Destroy Jobs
In South Africa, people who speak Afrikaans use the word “robot” to mean the same thing it means in English. But it is also the word for “traffic light.” Why? Before automated signals, motorists on...
View ArticleStatement by President Barack Obama
Congratulations to my friend Tom Perez on his election to lead the Democratic Party, and on his choice of Keith Ellison to help him lead it. I’m proud of all the candidates who ran, and who make this...
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High School Graduation Rates and Their Effect on the American Economy
By Bob Wise How does an individual’s decision to drop out of high school affect the rest of us? And, conversely, how does a student graduating from high school benefit all of us? Those were the...
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