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Politicians decisions and sanity questioned
Dear Editor, Over the past few months we’ve seen some strange politicking’ goin’ on in Washington; logic for the most part has ‘flew the coup.’ First, with great opposition, Health Care Reform ...
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Making mistakes
Some are more visible than others, but alas, mistakes do creep into newspapers. Some are typos, sometimes there are factual errors. One of the most famous errors came in 1948, when a Chicago Tribu...
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Julie Johnson An unwanted gift
It was nearly fifteen years ago. CJ and I had just gotten married and were returning from our honeymoon. I couldn’t wait to get home and open all the wedding presents we had received. We were both...
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Congratulations on your upcoming vacation! While I found your “Mickey Mouse” article in the Columbian-Progress July 15th edition most skillfully written and quite entertaining, I was...
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Self defense from toddlers
I had big plans on Saturday. I was going to wear my pajamas, write and lay around my house. The weekend for a stay-at-home mom means you are no longer the sole chef, referee, and maid. It means m...
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Nationwide Woes
I just got back from vacation. In 10 days, I found myself in seven states, from Mississippi to Pennsylvania and one topic dominated the conversation with family and friends. The economy. It seems...
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Mickey Mouse compulsion
by Julie Johnson, publisher/editor
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I’ve got a problem and, I know, I need help. Does anyone know where I can attend a Disney World Anonymous class? It all started about a month ago… but first, a little history will help with the ...
Too many handguns?
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I couldn’t help but notice the irony in the recent “Our Views.” [Columbian-Progress Saturday, July 3, 2010 edition] On the same day we celebrated our independence due to the private ownership and u...
Comparing presidents
by Charles Dunagin, guest columnist
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It’s a stretch to compare Barack Obama with Harry S. Truman. They are generations apart in more ways than the centuries in which they became president of the United States. The plain-spoken Truma...
Positive policy
by Julie Johnson, publisher/editor
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A pretty, brown-haired girl stood in doorway of my office with tears welling up in her big, green eyes. Displaying pure resolve and fortitude, she tried to mask her humility by standing straight an...
Gov’t power debate
by Wyatt Emmerich
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I wrote recently about our nation’s long-running debate over where governmental power resides - at the state or national level. Our federal Constitution specifically “enumerates” what powers belon...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, I want to address the radio interview that was held on Saturday, July 3, 2010, between State Representative Steven Palazzo (R) and Mr. Aaron Haley, WCJU. I am so weary of the spins...
national opinions
The BP Spill: Has the Damage Been Exaggerated? (Time.com)

The sun sets over an oil platform waiting to be towed out into the Gulf of Mexico at Port Fourchon in Louisiana in May. World oil prices were higher on Thursday, winning support from firmer equities and the weaker dollar after recent falls that were sparked by downbeat news in key consumer the United States.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)Time.com - So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast seem overblown


Thu Jul 29 04:00:00 -0500 2010
Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What's Next? (The Atlantic Wire)

Opponents of Arizona's immigration enforcement law celebrate after hearing a judge blocked some of the controversial provisions of the law in Phoenix, Arizona. The law will come into force on July 28, but minus its most controversial sections, which would have given police the power to check the immigrant status of suspected criminals.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)The Atlantic Wire - The most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge. Major provisions, such as one requiring authorities to check the immigration status of individuals while enforcing other laws, will not go into effect. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton also barred the state from requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times. While this isn't the last say on the Arizona law, it's a major victory for the bill's opponents. Here's what observers are looking at now and anticipating for the future:


Wed Jul 28 10:34:48 -0500 2010
Obama on 'The View': Canny Decision or Unpresidential? (The Atlantic Wire)

In this publicity image released by ABC, Barbara Walters is shown on screen as co-hosts, from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are shown during a broadcast of 'The View,' Monday, July 12, 2010 in New York. Walters made her first TV appearance Monday since the procedure in May to replace a faulty valve. She checked in with her fellow panelists on ABC's 'The View.' (ABC/Jeffrey Neira)The Atlantic Wire -


Wed Jul 28 07:04:44 -0500 2010