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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gene Barton

By | 4:40 AM | May 1, 2013 | Business, Living, News, Opinion

Dear Editor, There are many public uses in the media at this time. However, the failure of our Republican governor to take care of the needs of the needy and his staunch opposition to anything that President Obama stands for is leading us toward a crisis with respect to the funding of Medicaid. Governor Phil [...]

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Ray Garrett

By | 11:04 AM | March 30, 2013 | Opinion

Pull your weight, work for entitlement   Dear Editor, The long dreaded automatic spending cuts of the sequester have now taken effect. Yet the sky did not fall despite the ominous warnings of Chicken Little and company. In realty these very modest reductions in government spending are all our elected officials have done to actually [...]

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Chloe

By | 3:05 PM | March 10, 2013 | Opinion

Dear Readers, Hi! My name is Chloe S. I am a fifth grade student at Harlan Intermediate School in Harlan, Iowa. My class is studying the history and geography of the United States. I am so excited I picked your state. I would really appreciate it if you would send me pictures, maps and a [...]

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Lamar Wray

By | 4:05 AM | January 11, 2013 | News, Opinion

Senators’ view on veterans shifts   Dear Editor,   It seems that the attitude toward veterans, by our senators, Cochran and Wicker, changes with the wind. According to a recent news article, both are highly favorable toward a new Veteran’s Medical Foster Home Program, with Sen. Wicker boasting, “Care for our Veterans must remain a [...]

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Ray Garrett

By | 4:32 AM | January 10, 2013 | News, Opinion

Enforcing gun control law Dear Editor,   In the wake of the recent murder of twenty school children, the issue of gun control is again a primary topic of public debate. The foremost responsibility of any government is the protection of its citizens. However, fulfilling this responsibility does not in any way justify the disarming [...]

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