Football on welfare

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 1/1/01
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It's college football bowl-a-mania time! These annual events used to be about the old school spirit and excellence in sports. Now they're all about the money.

The great contests of the Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl—which symbolized regions of... [read more]

Love sponsors all

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 1/1/01
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Getting married is all about love, right? Not any more. In these modern times, getting hitched can mean hitching your wedding to commercial sponsors.

For example, Natasha Allen, a 22-year-old financial broker in Cincinnati, says that you should treat your wedding... [read more]

The disappearing president

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 11/1/00
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It's been a year since Bill Clinton's big, four-day, six- state "Presidential Poverty Tour Across America."

Remember the media blitz, the poignant stories, the touching photos ... and, of course, the political promises? From Clarksville, Mississippi, to South Dakota's Pine Ridge... [read more]

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