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"Your Liberty is Our Interest" |
January 27, 2003 | |
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Wishing You Health, Prosperity, and Happiness in the New Year (Part 3 – Happiness) by Theresa Fritz Camoriano Most people want to be happy and proceed to make decisions that they think will lead to their happiness – except, of course, for Senator Lieberman, who, considering his incessant whining, seems to enjoy being miserable. But what is happiness? (click to read more) “Sir Dan” and the VET By Claude Bohn A Jan. 17 editorial in the Louisville Courier-Journal, entitled, "Sir Dan's costly victory," stated: "...killing an unloved bureaucratic program...takes no courage..." (click to read more) School Taxes and Education Quality: Rendell's Rhetoric Versus Reality By Matthew J. Brouillette Governor Rendell's inaugural speech reiterated his campaign promise to reform Pennsylvania's school funding and property tax system while boosting the state's share of total school revenue to 50 percent. But now its time for Rendell's campaign rhetoric to meet economic reality. (click to read more) NEIGHBORS By Terry Gray I watched the cars across the street, the unsmiling strangers moving slowly to my neighbor's house. Faint light revealed blank stares, proper accompaniment for the unbelieving. (click to read more) Why are we tolerating treason? (And why are police killing innocent cows?) By Ed Lewis I read daily of horrible acts against the people of this country and those of the world. In every case, the rights of Man are defied by those who have been elected to serve the people in various government positions or hired by those in office to serve the people. Somehow, though, these elected/hired officials have forgotten their duty is to the people, not to the State. (click to read more) WHAT? By Terry Gray Hold on to your hats folks; restaurants are feeding us more than we want to eat. (Obviously these researchers didn’t eat at the now defunct Lindy’s). That’s right, you are getting more food for your buck. This seems like a good thing doesn’t it? But it seems that there is growing concern that this is one cause of obesity. Do I smell lawsuits? (click to read more)
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"While it is true that there are myriad factors contributing to a child's success or failure in school, study after study makes clear that more dollars will not produce more scholars in a monopoly system. Yet that is precisely what those who benefit from the multi-billion dollar system demand--more money; and that is exactly what the school boards and General Assembly provide year after year. “ Matthew Brouillette of The Commonwealth Foundation see also http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer ity_voices/montgomery/4925660.h tm?template=contentModules/prin
"If you must burn our flag, wrap yourself in it first." Anonymous
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