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TURES COLUMN: Did The Inflation Reduction Act Of 2022 Work?
The economy in general, and inflation in particular, have been listed as key election issues for 2024. I decided to test whether the Inflation Reduction ...
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TURES COLUMN: Hurricane Relief, Farm Bill and The Middle East: What Should Congress Do?
Congress left Washington D.C. on October 3 and is off campaigning until after the election. But could they do more, even return to office before ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, October 19, 2024 9:00 am
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TURES COLUMN: It’s Not Natural That The USA Is Getting Pummeled By This Many Hurricanes
Hurricanes are a force of nature. Yet these destructive storms from the Atlantic and Caribbean aren’t natural. Evidence shows that they’re not only striking America ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, October 5, 2024 9:30 am
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TURES COLUMN: Does Winning The Debate Matter For The Fall Election?
Earlier this summer, Donald Trump pummeled Joe Biden in the first debate. This month, Kamala Harris did unto Trump what he “done unto Biden.” The ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, September 28, 2024 9:30 am
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TURES COLUMN: Many Republicans Seem Dispirited By Trump’s Debate Loss
The Alabama Republican Party put on an incredibly well-organized Summer Dinner as a fundraiser. They brought in big names from outside, like Republican National Committee ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, September 21, 2024 9:30 am
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Protecting The Town We Love
Twenty-three years ago, my wife and I drove from Washington, DC to LaGrange, Georgia, and have been so happy we found a new place to ...
by John A. Tures, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 9:00 am
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TURES COLUMN: Do Child Access Prevention Laws Reduce School Shootings?
It didn’t take long for news of another school shooting, this time in Winder, Georgia, to spread across our college campus in LaGrange College. One ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, September 7, 2024 9:00 am
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TURES COLUMN: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Were Not The Most Liberal Members Of Congress
It wasn’t long after Vice-President Kamala Harris became the Democratic Party nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz became her running mate that the pair became ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, August 31, 2024 9:00 am
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TURES COLUMN: Do Political Conventions Help Swing A State Toward Their Party?
When I was a college student, after my senior year I remember being invited to both the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City, ...
by John A. Tures, Saturday, August 24, 2024 9:15 am
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TURES COLUMN: Vice-Presidential Picks Are More Important Than You Think
There’s a classic story of running mates on election night in 1960, when VP candidate LBJ allegedly quipped to JFK “We’re winning in Ohio but ...