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On The Road: Day One

Arnold Hamilton - July 31, 2012 1

Longtime Observer correspondent Richard L. Fricker hits the road for his annual summer driving tour, this time soaking up life along the highways and...

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Drought Nation Heads For Dry Federal Well

Arnold Hamilton - July 31, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP CHADRON, NE – As three-digit temps broil the sidewalks through late afternoon, one walks alone in this charming Nebraska panhandle city. These days, Chadron seems more pan than handle. The only thing breaking the silence is the nearly daily siren summoning local firefighters to a conflagration in the grass and brush countryside. […]

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Sin? Which Sin?

Arnold Hamilton - July 31, 2012 0

BY KAREN WEBB Everyone from Mike Huckabee to the raving Texan, Rep. Louie Gohmert, say we should not talk about guns at all because the...

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Where Is Baltimore?

Arnold Hamilton - July 27, 2012 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH I did something so unusual last week as to trigger the “fraud” section at my credit card company to freeze my account. No, I didn’t walk into a Tiffany’s somewhere and try to buy a bauble for thousands of dollars. I wasn’t trying to use my card in a foreign land. It […]

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Wounded And Pregnant, An Aurora Family Without Health Coverage

Arnold Hamilton - July 27, 2012 0

BY JOE CONASON In the wake of yet another well-armed madman killing and maiming innocent Americans, we are again rediscovering the malign influence of the NRA [correctly described by Alan Berlow as the criminals’ lobby]. But the political salience of the Aurora tragedy extends beyond the usually sterile argument over gun control. Among the casualties […]