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The Best and the Worst Legislators
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July 1, 1987 | by Paul Burka , Kaye Northcott , Emily Yoffe , Ellen Williams | Feature
Boone Pickens and the Roach Motel
The controversial home of an embattled college president is a symbol of a Panhandle brawl full of conspiracies.
June 1, 1988 | by Emily Yoffe | Feature

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