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Letters to the editor, Nov. 20, 2009

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On current events Thousands dead of swine flu because our government failed to get enough swine flu vaccine to protect all Americans from a deadly killer and the vaccine that did get to us arrived late. And a Muslim terrorist attack at Fort Hood... Full story

The deficit that wouldn't die

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Only last July the state budget was balanced with cuts in “essential” public services, by agreeing to sell high-priced assets, after deciding to switch money from one account to another and by planning to fill remaining gaps with... Full story

Arrogant government spending worse than taxes

By JOHN STOSSEL

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Bill O’Reilly is mad at me because I’m not mad enough about taxes. Last week on “The O’Reilly Factor,” we talked about California’s and New York’s enormous budget deficits and planned tax increases. Those... Full story

Barstow should restrict eminent domain

By SCOTT SHACKFORD, editor

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Once again, the City of Barstow’s Redevelopment Agency is mulling over the guidelines of its eminent domain authority, and once again, we are asking the city to confine its authority to public uses. The city seeks to reinstate its ability to... Full story

Letters to the editor, Nov. 19, 2009

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Don't bring fireworks to Barstow I truly hope the mayor will give second thought to his letting fireworks be sold in Barstow. Again, we see the city blinded by the dollar sign at any expense to public safety. Maybe the mayor hasn’t stood at... Full story

'Who are the best keepers of the people's liberties?'

Thinking it Through, by RICHARD REEB

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James Madison, the father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, asked this question in a 1792 article in the National Gazette, a Republican newspaper critical of the ruling Federalist party. The question is always relevant. For nearly a... Full story

Letters to the editor, Nov. 18, 2009

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Crime, hospitals, and immigrants Well we really have a great nation. School kids committing suicide to get famous. Shooting up schools to get famous. The news celebrating these things for months after to entice more of the same for more news.... Full story

No greenhouse gas agreements in 2009

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In a major blow to the campaign against the presumed threat of global warming, world leaders acknowledge that a legally binding global treaty won’t be approved at next month’s 192-nation climate conference in Copenhagen. The concession... Full story

Budget cuts must not be indiscriminate

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In what’s becoming an annual ritual, state government again is on track to have an even greater-than-expected budget deficit. And once again, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says there must be across-the-board spending cuts. He’s half right.... Full story

Our backgrounds and our choices

By TIBOR MACHAN

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The New York Times ran an editorial Nov. 7 tutoring its readers in how they ought to ignore the background of the accused murderer of the soldiers in Texas. All that matters is what he did, not what groups he joined in the past. So, his being Muslim... Full story

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