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OpinionsThis newspaper has never taken the issue of taxes lightly, especially when it comes to increasing them. We firmly believe that folks should get to keep the money they earn and spend it how they see fit without the fear of government confiscating more and more of it to finance projects and ideas conceived behind closed doors in administrators' offices and during committee meetings with no audiences....more >> |
This newspaper has never taken the issue of taxes lightly, especially when it comes to increasing them. We firmly believe that folks should get to keep the money they earn and spend it how they see fit without the fear of government confiscating more and more of it to finance projects and ideas conceived behind closed doors in administrators' offices and during committee meetings with no audiences....more >> |
Most holidays have greater meaning than they let on. Thanksgiving once had roots in Protestantism, at least in the United States, and was a way to give thanks for a plentiful harvest before the winter months arrived....more >> |
Sometimes government has good ideas and sometimes it has bad ideas. Oxford Village currently has one of each and voters will decide their fate in the Nov. 6 election. We are strongly encouraging voters to APPROVE the village's Proposal 2, the municipality's request for permission to sell the 3....more >> |
Regarding Jim's Jottings (4-11-12): I ask you, Jim, who first began referring disdainfully to health care reform as "Obamacare?" The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in March 2010, and although it is far from perfect legislation, it will cover 32 million currently uninsured Americans by 2014, require insurance companies to spend more premium dollars on actual health care, and more....more >> |
The polls for the Tuesday, Nov. 6 general election will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Remember to bring photo identification, such as a driver's license or state identification card, to present at the polls....more >> |
Don't Rush MeThoughts on the election.For some awful reason more folks than usual have sought me out and asked my opinion on the upcoming election. Before you go there, I agree: there are really Eight Signs of the Apocalypse....more >> |
Jim's JottingsAfter that Tuesday we can heave a sigh of relief, and refocus on the important things on television like commercials for Viagra. I've had it up to here with all these commercials for adult activities! I suggest the makers of memory pills replace Viagra on the tube....more >> |
Vote for school board reformClarkston needs a new kind of school board, and we think incumbents Susan Boatman and Joan Patterson, and challengers Betty Reilly and Craig Hamilton can provide it. This year's election is critical....more >> |
Harvest LessonsLike a trick-or-treater shedding her mask to reveal a fun-loving kid, fall has shed its cloak of gold, maroon, and orange to reveal the cold, brown truth: winter is on its way. Just as the beautiful leaves distracted us from the transition into a cooler season, reflecting on this year's harvest offers a welcome diversion from the rain and wind....more >> |
Be a witness to the world around youFor I am not ashamed of the Gospel Paul says as he writes to the Christians of Rome. As we hear those words and think about them I wonder how many people would say that today. We have so many teachings that take away from the truth of God....more >> |
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| 1895: Johns Hopkins, merchant and philanthropist. |
| 1925: Malcolm X (Malcolm Little), African-American activist. |
| 1934: James Lehrer, broadcast journalist. |
| 1941: Jane Brody, food and health writer. |
| 1941: Nora Ephron, screenwriter and director. |
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| 1864: The Union and Confederate armies launch their last attacks against each other at Spotsylvania, Virginia. |
| 1921: Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system. |
| 1935: The National Football League adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. |
| 1964: U.S. diplomats find at least 40 microphones planted in the American embassy in Moscow. |
| 1967: U.S. planes bomb Hanoi for the first time. |
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