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Opinion August 24, 2006
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Bojinka-5?
     To the Editor: When the British domestic intelligence agency, MI5, arrested a couple of dozen terrorists who were plotting to set off explosions on airliners flying to the USA from Britain, the only people surprised at such a plot were those who had not heard of Project Bojinka, an effort funded b
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Alcohol in the Bible Part 4 of 4
     To the Editor: The struggle of maintaining a "dry county" mirrors the struggle to maintain a "dry country" during the prohibition era. It was for the country and appeared to be for the county, a struggle of old values verses new vision. Union County just recently voted on this popular issue and th
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To the Editor:
     Thank you for publishing my recent letter, responding to Shelem Flemons' comments about the evils of alcohol and that, in his opinion, Catholics were the force behind the repeal of Prohibition (Catholics in 1933-34 would have had to control the "yes" vote in the legislatures in 36 of the 48 states t
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INSTIGATING LOGIC
By JARED PUTNAM
     New and improved Union General Hospital is impressive to say the least. Rebecca Dyer, Mike Gowder, and everyone else involved with the project have helped create a facility that almost feels too nice to even be a hospital. The days of the cold, white, sterile feel of hospitals seem to be fading aw
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RAINER'S RAMBLINGS
Better late than never
By RAINER ARNOLD
     I am constantly amazed at the fact that it is never too late to learn things. For instance I have been coming to Austria for the last four years and every year I bought a Vignette. That is a permit to drive on the highways in Austria. That little piece of paper is stuck to the inside of the windshie
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Profile in sanity
BILL O'REILLY
     We are living in treacherous times, and terrorists well understand that even when one of their murderous plots is uncovered, the fallout from the aborted action is a big win for them. After British authorities prevented a couple of dozen Muslim fanatics from blowing up a number of American jetliners
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VOICES
     McKinney similar to Bush Less than eight percent voter turnout was pathetic. I don't care if it was a runoff. This country is in the shape it is in because people don't care enough to elect anyone with half a brain. People like Cynthia McKinney and George Bush may not like each other, but I think
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