Articles Tagged “gun rights”
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A House Divided
BY SHARON MARTIN “Have you ever seen the country so polarized?” the newswoman asked the historians, one conservative, one liberal. Even historians have to take sides? Yes, and I blame Edward Bernays. Bernays, the nephew of Sigmund Freud, perfected the art of emotions-driven advertising. In 1917, at the behest of the U.S. government, he convinced [...]
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A Centrist Speaks
BY SHARON MARTIN Recently my bona fides as a centrist have been questioned. Oh, I admit that I’m a social liberal. More than half a century of living has led to my beliefs, that access to opportunity plays as big a role as intelligence and drive in a person’s success and failure, and that there [...]
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Who Are We?
BY VERN TURNER After yet another mindless shooting tragedy by yet another mindless individual who mindfully managed to obtain thousands of dollars worth of firearms, SWAT equipment and ammunition, some of us are left to ponder who and what we are as a nation. Of course, there are those who pay no attention to these [...]
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Beware Oklahoma’s Time Warp
BY DON NELSON Not sure whether to launch into a satirical rant or attempt a reasoned approach. The grand and glorious occupants of the State House – some call them “Law Makers” – have once again shown themselves to be intent on racing to the past. First it was a trip to the mid-20th Century [...]
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Letting States Make Policy
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