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Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
Don’t raise taxes on anyone!
When George W. Bush was president, he and Congress cut taxes for everyone. But now President Barack Obama wants to go in the opposite and wrong direction: He wants to raise taxes — in the midst of an economic crisis!
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
UTC: education and economics
Many of us long have recognized that our University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is one of the great assets of our community. It is a “springboard” of opportunity for all of us.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
Another Gulf oil well incident
Most of the time, thousands of oil wells operate on land in our country and in waters off our coasts, and throughout the world, with few serious mishaps.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
Not federal business
A federal judge recently blocked Congress from funding medical research that destroys human embryos to collect their stem cells.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
Talks on Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace’
In several bloody, costly and tragic wars since modern Israel was established as an independent nation in 1948, neighboring enemies have tried to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth. Fortunately, they have failed, sometimes only barely. But strife and enmity continue.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 3, 2010
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Job optimism in our area
With unemployment nationally running about 9.5 percent, let’s be sure to rejoice about good job news and increased opportunities for our people in the Chattanooga area.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 3, 2010
Welcome, newly elected officials
The first of September in election years is when we welcome newly elected and re-elected local officials, as they are sworn in to office to perform a variety of important duties.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 3, 2010
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The president’s flaagging support
It can be “shaky business” to assume that the results of a single opinion poll reflect broad public opinion.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 3, 2010
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Arizona strikes back
It was appalling when the Obama administration recently agreed to let a U.N. agency known for undermining human rights stand in judgment of the United States’ human rights record.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 2, 2010
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Unfortunate recall conflict
It is very unfortunate for our community that the residents of Chattanooga and Mayor Ron Littlefield have been drawn into a conflict about whether the mayor should be recalled from office, a challenge which, if successful, would require a new election for mayor.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 2, 2010
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‘Operation Iraqi Freedom is over’
President Barack Obama has proclaimed, “Operation Iraqi Freedom is over.”
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 2, 2010
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Mortgage troubles for one in 10!
The big numbers of American homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments provides new evidence that government should not rig the housing market — or any market — to pursue poorly defined social aims such as “fairness” and “affordable housing.”
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 2, 2010
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Some illegal aliens leaving Dalton
It was encouraging to read recently that apparently tougher law enforcement has led some illegal aliens to leave the Dalton, Ga., area.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 1, 2010
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Criminal attack on mosque
All Americans who believe in our country’s ideals, our Constitution and our laws should be outraged by what appears to have been a hate-motivated criminal attack on a proposed Islamic mosque site last Saturday in Murfreesboro, Tenn., about 30 miles south of Nashville.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 1, 2010
Carl Levi: 44 years of good service
As Hamilton County Trustee Carl Levi leaves office after the recent election of County Commissioner Bill Hullander as trustee, some of those familiar with Mr. Levi’s public career recalled that the late Chattanooga Mayor Rudy Olgiati hired Mr. Levi to work for the city “for six weeks” — but Mr. Levi “didn’t leave his public service till 44 years later!”
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