Why invest in falsehoods rather than truth and in cruelty rather than compassion?
Why willingly deny ourselves and others our individual autonomy? And why ignore the explicit threats of a vain, vengeful autocrat who threatens and degrades, instigates conflict, and appeals to our basest, foulest instincts?
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The Great Debate
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Though he feigns not to have read Project 25, which will dismantle the American government to set up an authoritarian one, Trump’s name appears in it over 300 times
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Labor Day 2024: workers out of sight, out of mind
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Few Americans have a clue about the origins of the end of summer holiday, let alone its original purpose of lifting up workers
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In response to Alfonso Casso’s defense of God’s favorite felon
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Which god saved his hero — Zeus? Odin? Zoroaster? Surely not the God of the Old Testament who did not condone adulterers, liars, and thieves
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Somehow, it never occurred to me to ask the Ursuline Sisters, the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of St. John Bosco, and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word if they had feline pets
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Childless career women taught me the educational disciplines I needed to guide me through life and career
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If you haven’t reserved tickets for one of the remaining performances of LTGI’s Matilda the Musical, make haste
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Performances continue through July 28
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He did it his way.
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Laredo Republicans, please tell us why you still want to have him as your Presidential nominee and the primary reasons you want him back in power without restraint.
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World War II began because one man’s demented drive to overpower democratic nations brought the despotic governments of Italy and Japan into a military conspiracy to dominate other nations
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When you vote in Nov. remember that Trump – the bigoted, selfish, egotistic, adjudicated rapist, and convicted felon – has openly called persons who fought and died for our country “suckers” and “losers;” and that feigning “bone spurs,” he avoided the military draft during our country’s war in Vietnam
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14-count Federal indictment of Henry and Imelda Cuellar: shocking allegations of legislative favors, bribery, sham contracts, and shell companies
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Accusations of Congressman Cuellar’s use of his office for bribes collides with the image of beneficence of the trusted hometown public servant working for his constituents
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Rule of Law with Exceptions? Supreme Court attempts to destroy hundreds of years of precedent by considering absolute immunity for criminal defendant Trump
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He will join the cadre of despotic world leaders – Stalin, Mussolini, Franco, Mao, Hirohito, Pinochet, and Adolf Hitler – who were granted full Immunity for their criminal activities
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Four border senators: balance security, compassion, and efficacy to arrive at a smart border policy
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Senators Zaffirini, Hinojosa, Blanco, and LaMantia: “State of Texas should pass legislation and provide funding for state-related responsibilities that enhance border security, but the federal government must meet its responsibility related to immigration.”