Democratic Party Ninth District
      The threat of world-wide terrorism in recent years has given new meaning to a persistent debate in this country over how to balance public safety with civil liberties, the rights guaranteed to all citizens of the United States by the Constitution.
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Republican Party Ninth District
Steven Ellis
      As we progress into the campaign season, I have noticed that a disturbing trend is continuing in our political process. When discussing the issues, it seems that no one is asking the question, "is this a legitimate function of government.
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LETTERS
      To the Editor: There are two sides to every coin, as the saying goes, and here follows some examples. When the then Soviet Union built missile site in Cuba, the United States saw this as a grave threat to our national security, so we attacked Cuba by way of the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
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