ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service OPED budget for Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.COMMENTEDITORS: Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee is on vacation. His column will resume upon his return.DESSERT (Dale McFeatters, SHNS -- Column) -- Just Dessert will not move this week. It will resume next week.HENRY (Henry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Column) -- Time to send out morality/patriotism questionnaires to all my friends. 740.MAY (May, SHNS -- Column) -- Energy independence could be one of best things to come out of current economic crisis. 680.CAMPOS (Campos, SHNS -- Column) -- When it comes to paranoia and American politics, we haven't changed much since Barry Goldwater in 1964. 640.DELAISLA (de la Isla, Hispanic Link -- Column) -- Advertisers and marketing whizzes go after the 50-percent economic growth in five years expected among Hispanic consumers. 550.ERBE (Erbe, SHNS -- Column) -- California's Proposition 2 leads the way on one of the most important social issues of our time -- animal cruelty in factory farming. 680.SCRIPPS HOWARD EDITORIALSEDEQUITY (An Editorial/Providence Journal) -- Letting the federal government buy equity in troubled banks to recapitalize them might be one of the only good things coming from the Great Bailout Law. 370.EDITORIAL CARTOONS15ECPROP2 (Steve Greenberg, Ventura County Star) -- California's Proposition 2 takes on animal cruelty in factory farming.
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE OPED BUDGET
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