Alabama church marks 50th anniversary of bombing
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hundreds of people black and white, many holding hands, filled an Alabama church that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan 50 years ago Sunday to mark the anniversary of the blast that...
View ArticleIt's Debatable: Should foreign laws influence the U.S.?
This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate if foreign laws should influence the United States. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at...
View ArticlePitts: Dr. Ben Carson sinks to new low on health insurance
In 1865, American slavery ended with the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.Since that time, these things have happened:■ In 1871, fire destroyed...
View ArticleBoston Marathon suspect may pin blame on brother
BOSTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers may try to save him from the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing by arguing he fell under the murderous influence of his older brother, legal experts...
View ArticleTexas inmate denied locks of dead parents' hair
TENNESSEE COLONY — William Chance wants to connect to the spirits of his dead parents from his prison cell. All he needs is a lock of their hair for a Native American ritual he believes will help find...
View ArticleBoston Marathon suspect may pin blame on older brother's 'murderous influence'
BOSTON (AP) — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers may try to save him from the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing by arguing he fell under the murderous influence of his older brother, legal experts...
View ArticlePitts: Film '12 Years a Slave,' much more than a masterpiece
The film surprises you with vast silences.It is an emptiness that at first seems jarring to sensibilities trained to believe every moment must be crammed. By contrast, this movie takes you into moments...
View ArticleObama won't attend remembrance for 150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama will not attend next month’s event marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania, national park officials said.U.S....
View ArticlePitts: Mr. President, you lied to citizens of America about health care plan
Dear Mr. President:You lied.More often than anyone can count you’ve said some version of the following in defense of the Affordable Care Act: “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep...
View ArticleOther Views: Obamacare credibility is vanishing
Obamacare credibility is vanishing The health insurance signup numbers the White House released Wednesday afternoon were deeply disappointing, though not particularly surprising.Everyone knows the...
View ArticleDo we know exact words of Gettysburg Address?
It was the biggest assignment of Joseph Ignatius Gilbert’s journalistic career — and he was in serious danger of blowing it.On Nov. 19, 1863, the 21-year-old Associated Press freelancer was standing...
View ArticleThousands expected for Gettysburg Address event
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Thousands of people are heading to a small town in southern Pennsylvania today to commemorate a speech that for 150 years has been a source of national identity.President Abraham...
View ArticleGettysburg Address event to mark 150th anniversary of Lincoln's famous speech
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and the sacrifices made by Union and Confederate forces, historians and...
View ArticleOther Views: Lincoln at Gettysburg
Lincoln at Gettysburg President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech 150 years ago during our country’s greatest moment of division ... in the Civil War.In July 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa., about 50,000 soldiers...
View ArticleThomas: Sen. David Long's bold play for an Article V convention
Fed up with Washington? Angry that elections don’t seem to matter when it comes time to solving problems? Disgusted by the polarization that puts politicians’ careers ahead of taxpayer interests?...
View ArticleLetter: Being reminded about slavery necessary
I send this email in response to B.J. Chenault who stated he doesn’t understand why Leonard Pitts, Jr. continues to remind U.S. citizens about slavery but at the same time Mr. Chenault is concerned...
View ArticleNY financial firm announces $135 million settlement for 9/11
NEW YORK — Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost two-thirds of its employees in the Sept. 11 attacks, revealed a $135 million settlement with American Airlines and insurance carriers on...
View ArticleLetter of the Day: Life insurance should be required
I have not read the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), nor do I intend to. However, I think they missed a great opportunity when they did not require all persons to also have a minimum of $100,000 in...
View ArticleJustice delays health care law's birth control mandate
WASHINGTON — Only hours before the law was to take effect, a Supreme Court justice Tuesday blocked implementation of part of President Barack Obama’s health care law that would have forced some...
View ArticleProsecutors to seek execution of Boston Marathon bombing suspect
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, accusing him of betraying his adopted country...
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