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Redistricting by the Texas Legislature is seldom pretty. But the massacre in congressional districting in 2003, besides being unnecessary, had all the subtlety of a multiple ax murder. Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, has been trying to put the chore of at least congressional redistricting with a bipartisan commission of non-elected officials since 1993. More ... Seeing flags flying at half-staff in memory of the lives lost at Virginia Tech last week has been especially poignant. It may be because our daughter is a college student, and it could have been her listed among the victims. It is too painful to consider. Yet, too many parents are experiencing that pain and more. How could I be so selfish? More ... "Hey there, Steve. How's it going?" Wha? Oh, hi Bubba. "Man, but you look out of it, like you're carrying the weight of the world. Care to talk about it?" Hmm, maybe so. In nonspecific terms, I guess. "How clandestine sounding. So, what are you up to? More ... He looked like a typical young kid who had come from East Texas to attend the University of Texas. His glasses seemed too large for his small face. He looked 16, but he was 18. He said he was going to do some volunteer preaching, and he wanted a job. More ... Let shoppers fund war America is not at war. The Marine Corps and the Army are at war. America is at the mall. If this is correct, and America is really at the mall, perhaps what's needed is a 1 percent federal sales tax specifically to help pay for the war. Let Americans do what they do best, and shop us to better Humvees, better personal protection clothing for the troops on the front lines. More ... |
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