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Debt-ceiling debate merely masked runaway spending
EDITOR: The so-called debt-ceiling debate is nothing but a classic case of smoke and mirrors. The truth is that the government spends on average 30 percent more a year than it takes in every yea...
Aug 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Country cannot afford to make same mistakes this election
EDITOR: Our country cannot afford to make the same mistakes that have plagued us over the past decade. The Republican Party squandered repeated opportunities to rein in government and excessive ...
Aug 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Simple steps would help rein in deficit, spending
EDITOR: Our elected officials in Washington are not dealing with spending or the deficit. It is strictly politics. As a layman on the subject, so to speak, I submit the following suggestions....
Aug 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beshear shouldn’t use troops as cover for political campaign
EDITOR: As a veteran I am always appreciative when our political leaders publicly thank our military for the grueling tasks they perform in the name of freedom. What I witnessed at Fancy Farm...
Aug 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unless political climate changes, this nation is in deep trouble
EDITOR: An agreement has now been reached by our elected officials concerning extending the national debt limit. It is disturbing that news reporters and analysts are posing the question: “Who w...
Aug 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liberals delight in throwing other people’s money around
EDITOR: In Mr. Burchard’s letter to the editor Aug. 1, he proclaimed the “proven fact” that “voting for any Republican is voting against yourself” (his words). It compels this writer to offer an...
Aug 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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President’s push to liberalize citizenship rules is political
EDITOR: If the American public doesn’t have a clear picture of what this administration is making a supreme effort to do to our country, its economy and Constitution, then they either don’t read...
Aug 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Return Mary Worth to the comics sections
EDITOR: OK, forget the political mess we are in and get to something that maybe can be rectified, I hope. After having a relationship with Mary Worth for over 50 years, and when I am at last ...
Aug 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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City spending too much on its riverfront holdings
EDITOR: “Next to nothing will be city dollars.” A quote from a page 1A article on the payment of $420,000 to a contractor “to protect the Julian Carroll Convention and Paducah Expo centers from ...
Aug 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Politicians should start listening to the taxpayers
EDITOR: Why are politicians so disconnected from the people who vote them into power? Sen. Mitch McConnell, in a recent Sunday paper, states that “The bipartisan leadership in Congress is com...
Aug 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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