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McAlester (2000)
Two hours east/southeast of Oklahoma City, McAlester is a small, unimposing country town resting quietly in the middle of farmland just...
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Open Letter to Reverend Albert Mohler
OPEN LETTER TO: Reverend Albert Mohler President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Dear Reverend Mohler, You may recall that we met...
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Seismic Shift
The seismic shift in the politics of the death penalty is staggering. Literally. Those who have long labored in the vineyards of...
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Full Access to the Courts
Governor George W. Bush is fond of saying, while washing his hands of each of the 137 victims of his killing machine, that all have met...
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Letter to the New York Times (2000)
Editor, New York Times Dear Sir or Madam, In his thousand-word obfuscation attempting to paper over the increasingly naked scandal of the...
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Compassionate Leave - of His Senses
The smirk strikes again. Self-styled "compassionate conservative" presidential candidate George W. Bush's mask slipped a bit further...
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Another Deaf Governor
Governor Gray Davis has turned a deaf ear to Cardinal Roger Mahony. Like Governor Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, who recently vetoed a...
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China sÃ, Cuba no
Our Republican-lite President has struck again, using his allies on the right to push special treatment for those-who-would-be-wealthier...
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There's Disorder in the Court - and Television Stands Accused (2000)
Allegations of outrageous comments made by the television personality known as "Judge Judy," which she denies, provide an example of the...
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The Wrong Side of History (2000)
Governor Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire stuck to her guns - or should one say needles - and vetoed the historic bill passed by the upper...
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Piety or Politics (1999)
Excuse me? "WWJD?" The politically popular pietism suddenly in vogue raises a few more questions than it conveniently answers. "Christ...
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Toward the 19th Century (1999)
Next March Californians will vote on Propositions 18 and 21 which would expand the number of categories of crimes eligible for the death...
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Letter Farrell to ABC's 20/20 (1998)
Mr. Sam Donaldson Mr. Harry Phillips 20/20 ABC-TV Dear Sam and Harry, Because I was on a plane the night your piece on Mumia Abu-Jamal...
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To Help Mend the World (1997)
As we approach the Millennium it is sad to see so much of our energy wasted, given to acting out hostility and seeking vengeance rather...
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Why I Joined Mumia's Ranks
All of the hoopla, hucksterism, media manipulation and name-calling associated with the campaign to kill Mumia Abu- Jamal seems clearly...
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Put an End to America's Death Machine
America 's place as a leader among nations has suffered a one-two punch in recent days thanks to the politics of death, and our moral...
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USA Today re: McVeigh (1997)
Mr. Juan Walte Letters to the Editor USA Today As one who believes the death penalty is wrong, the McVeigh decision saddens me. I believe...
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Forgo the Monster Test for Justice (1998)
Daily the sordid spectacle unfolds at its soap opera worst: Will it be suicide by underwear? Are attorneys to be banished lest they...
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Response to Harold Ezell (1985)
In a recent editorial for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Western Regional Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service...
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Chamorro notes (1985)
A Nicaraguan exile with legitimate anti-Sandinista credentials, Chamorro was recruited by the CIA in 1982 to merge his organization, the...
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