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The water won't clear up until we get the hogs out of the creek.

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Jim Hightower
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 11
Columnist
Journalist
Politician
Radio Personality
Denison
Texas
James Hightower
James Allen Hightower
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Creek
Creeks
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The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
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