Government authority is crossing a line

USA Today by Raul Reyes | Apr. 20, 2008 (Opinion)

Last week, Eloisa Tamez, 73, lost the latest round in her ongoing fight with the U.S. government. A judge ordered her to let Washington survey her land near Brownsville, Texas. It lies in the path of a proposed border fence. Now, Tamez, heir to an original Spanish land grant dating to the 1700s, fears that her property will be seized with good reason. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Melva Hackney - Apr 20, 2008 - 2:49 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Melva Hackney (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Jim Lang (review)
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Jim Lang
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 by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a well written opinion piece on the border fence that attempts to raise an alarm about trampled rights, favoritism and wasted money. However, judging from the appended comments, its impact is to call out the two sides on the issue to hurl insults at each other.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Melva Hackney - Oct. 1, 2008
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