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Opinion February 15, 2007
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And justice for all
      To the Editor: A few years ago Mary Meeks paid $110,000 to buy the Luther P. Jackson Elementary School in Cumberland County, VA, when, after the property had been dormant for years, the county declared the dilapidated 32 classroom building as surplus and put it on the auction block.
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A plea to help a friend
      To the Editor: To the good citizens of Blairsville and Union County, a friend of all who have shopped at Sears is in need of assistance. Robert Gallagher has fallen very ill. Sepsis shock is usually a fatal illness. Robert has escaped the grasp of death, however, the illness has left his body rav...
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VOICES
      He said it "If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may...
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INSTIGATING LOGIC
Forecasting fear
By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor
      Over the course of history mankind has often struggled to make the world a safer, friendlier place. Although we have taken many steps in the right direction, we still live with the knowledge that there are institutions out there that seek to destroy our way of life.
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RAINER'S RAMBLINGS
By RAINER ARNOLD Union Sentinel Publisher
      I was in the shower the other day and while washing my hair with hot water I began to recall the events of the past two weeks which included among other things, a three day stint without hot water. My water line from the meter to house burst and I had to call a plumber to fix the problem. While th...
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The Perils of Obama
BILL O'REILLY
      Sen. Barack Obama seems to be a nice guy. I won't say he's "articulate," because some African Americans hear that word and take offense. In fact, I won't give the senator any compliments other than the nice guy description, just to be on the safe side.
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Dixie Divas
Where did all the common sense go?
By RONDA RICH
      Have you noticed how many people don't have any common sense? A serious epidemic has swept our country and wiped out a lot of common sense. It's sad to say but common sense, for a whole lot of people, is as gone as Co-colas that cost a dime.
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To Your Good Health
Scoliosis shouldn't preclude pregnancy
By PAUL G. DONOHUE, M.D.
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am the mother of an only child. She is 31 and has been married for one year. My daughter is afraid to become pregnant because she believes she'll have difficulty carrying a child due to her spinal curvature. She's also afraid that carrying a baby will make her scoliosis worse.
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