“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Thus spake Nancy Pelosi, …
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“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Thus spake Nancy Pelosi, …
I have enjoyed the recent flap in letters regarding the Mallard Fillmore comic. While I agree with Kathleen R. Moore …
I guess there must be some kind of gag order on the print media that may be hastening the demise …
Your Feb. 16 editorial “Frac sand mining: Regulation decision should rest in local hands” was very informative and well done. …
A minimum-wage position doesn’t pay what it used to. The purchasing power of the minimum wage has declined steadily for …
I frequently read the letters to the editor and I did notice the one in the Feb. 16 issue written …
I have been listening and reading the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage. There is a difference of …
In the current minimum-wage debate going on in Congress, we need the voices of Americans who will fight for working …
I am writing to correct the record of Dwight Hogan’s Feb. 16 letter “Thank you to Marion Council for getting …
I love Mallard Fillmore (comic). It is a fitting counter foil for Doonesbury. Those who do not like Mallard likely …
Watching the Olympics, I was amazed at the number of the Olympians from other countries interviewed who have learned to …
A couple kisses on Valentine’s Day in Italy. A dog’s hair gets windblown in England. Wow! Who would have thought …
The “plantation owners” are whining again. They had the labor pool where they wanted it and now Obamacare is messing …
TransCanada (Canadian oil corporation) will construct and manage the Keystone XL Pipeline. Their goal: to be the number one energy …
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