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Cap and Trade just a fraud
11/20/2009 12:38 AM
It seems to me that the No. 1 topic on nearly everyone's mind in my area of the world is the total destruction of our grandchildren's future that is being carried out by our elected officials in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals all across our ...
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11/20/2009 12:31 AM
Senator Graham and Congressional Democrats support a jobs-killing piece of legislation called Cap and Trade. The legislation is a road map for continued dependence on Arab countries which support radical Islamists bent on destroying Western countries ...
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11/20/2009 12:31 AM
I've been very disappointed in all of our elected representatives in Washington, but especially so for what's going on with health care reform.
These are my thoughts on health care reform, many of which I suspect are shared by millions of Amer ...
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11/20/2009 12:31 AM
Poor Ginny Allen, of all of the people I have met in Aiken involved in politics she has to be the most honest. Not only honest, but she is a worker, not a common trait in political circles. Many like the lime-light, few are willing to work.
I ...
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11/19/2009 12:31 AM
Using experience from within one person's lifetime - i.e., on the scale of decades - forms no evidence for or against global climate change. The time scale for global changes are on the order of hundreds of years so any deviations happening within a ...
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11/19/2009 12:31 AM
Government health not a good move
A recent letter to the editor went to great lengths to malign the opponents of the current Health Care reform legislation and extol the government's role in managing entitlement programs. I find the author's log ...
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11/19/2009 12:30 AM
There have been letters to the editor recently suggesting we support the health care legislation that passed in Congress, citing hard economic times as a reason. I say we should not support it for that reason.
If it becomes law you will be force ...
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11/18/2009 12:38 AM
Kudos to the faculty and students at Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School for their excellent program on Nov. 12 honoring our veterans. My great-granddaughter, Faith Marie Turner, insisted that I attend with her and I am so thankful that I did. Their pr ...
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11/18/2009 12:38 AM
New revolution taking shape
This may be a work of speculation, but it is most certainly a work of modern trends. However, as we watch in the bank of rocks and hills it certainly is relative.
A new revolution is taking shape at an alarming ...
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11/18/2009 12:31 AM
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, I was involved in an automobile accident. Many people came to help me and I want to say thank you.
First to reach me was a man whose name I did not get. He opened my door and told me not to move. He then took the car out of ...
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11/17/2009 12:35 AM
More answers are needed in probe
Last week, the Aiken Standard reported that after a year-long SLED investigation, Ginny Allen will get off for her role in tampering with a primary election by placing fraudulent campaign robo calls with a mere l ...
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11/16/2009 12:33 AM
Health insurance or prison?
On Saturday, Nov. 7, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
For the first time in my more than 50 years, my government ...
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11/16/2009 12:31 AM
Yes, the change of doors from metal to mahogany wood would seem like nothing to complain/bother with on the part of the design review board, but that's not the issue or heart of the matter. Mr Stevens knows full well the procedures he should follow ( ...
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11/16/2009 12:31 AM
I believe that health care improvement is required and that probably most people agree. But do we have to change everything or just what is broken and do it in a logical manner? First I would like to see a raise of hands of all representatives that v ...
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11/16/2009 12:30 AM
On Saturday, Nov. 7, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
For the first time in my over 50 years, my government has voted to imprison me if I choose ...
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11/15/2009 12:31 AM
Here I am doing my part! So please do yours and make the correct decision for the people in your state. South Carolina holds a lot of wealth and old money, but we also hold a lot of under privileged people that's been here with the rich folks a long ...
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11/15/2009 12:31 AM
For me, the hyped-up claims for the government's muddled health care proposals have a familiar ring. Before retiring, I enjoyed a career as a CPA, working primarily with health care organizations. I began assisting hospitals with their financial and ...
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11/15/2009 12:31 AM
As far as I am concerned, the best bagel service in town is right here at Atlanta Bread on Whiskey Road. For years, Annette has always given me prompt service with a smile. I just have to call ahead and she has my order ready. She is friendly, accomo ...
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11/15/2009 12:31 AM
Monthly musical opportunity
How many of you are aware of the Midday Concerts and Lunches at the First Presbyterian Church? Once a month, there is a free concert at the church with various musical presentations. On Nov. 12, a young pianist, Thoma ...
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11/15/2009 12:30 AM
Senator Graham's smiling face in Monday's Opinion's page was interesting, but empty. He claims that he is in favor of energy independence and goes on and on about how it would help South Carolina. My question to Sen. Graham is just what has he done a ...
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