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Father’s actions are dangerous choice for a child’s well-being
The sky was blue, the grass an exceptional shade of green and the birds were chirping. As I walked down the quaint, small-town street, I was convinced that the day was going to be perfect.
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Tampering with Netflix?
Netflix is reported to be the largest (more extensive than Blockbuster) online service that distributes DVD rentals all over the United States. I am an avid Netflix user. I enjoy the easy online accessibility that Netflix offers when I just want to simply rent a movie.
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Letting Georgia join NATO could be a politically dangerous action
Vice President Cheney assured Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili last week that the United States remains committed to his nation eventually joining the North Atlantic Trade Organization. On the surface, Cheney’s promise makes sense. Russia is becoming more powerful, so what better way to contain that potential threat than by bringing a pro-American government on the…
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To the Editor:
The choice by John McCain of Sarah Palin as his candidate for the vice presidency is an act of astonishing irresponsibility and exhibits profoundly poor judgment. Not since Richard Nixon’s ill-considered choice of Spiro Agnew and George H. W. Bush’s highly questionable selection of Dan Quayle has there been such a frontal assault on the…
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Democrats struggle with election polls
A recent Gallup poll of registered voters now has Sen. John McCain leading Barack Obama by four percentage points. How is that possible? The country’s current Republican president is so unpopular that even Warren Harding is wiping sweat off his brow in relief.
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Ethics, not consumpton, for environment
With the shadow of global climate change looming large and ominous over the 21st century, buying environmentally friendly products is all the rage. T-shirts picturing the earth saying “This is why I’m hot” (referring to global warming), and phrases like “green is the new black” (in the realm of fashion) represent the current trend toward…
