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Jim Simons : Judge Bill Kilgarlin Was a Different Kind of Friend
Judge William Wayne Kilgarlin. Image from the Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.Bill Kilgarlin:A different kind of friend On the Texas Supreme Court he showed his values and commitments had not changed and Texas was better for it. … Continue reading
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : George McGovern, the Most Decent Man in Politics
George McGovern during the 1972 presidential campaign. Photo from SIPA / REX.George McGovern:The most decent man in politics McGovern, who flew 35 missions as pilot of a B-24, took what he had learned in those deadly skies and put it … Continue reading
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Ron Jacobs : Reflecting on George McGovern
Former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern in 2007. Photo by Tim Sloan / AFP / Getty Images..Come home, America:Reflecting on George McGovern I was a senior in high school in 1972. I listened to his acceptance speech while working … Continue reading
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Tom Hayden : Time to Strip Off the Obama Sticker
Image from Zazzle.com.Obama’s Afghanistan escalation:Latest in a string of disappointments I’ll support Obama down the road against Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs or any of the pitchfork carriers for the pre-Obama era. But no bumper sticker until the withdrawal strategy is … Continue reading