Somebody in Washington state came across an old copy of an Albany paper and sent it to us. So naturally work comes to a standstill while a few of us sit around and study what it contains.
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I am outraged as a legal U.S. citizen with a son who has gone to battle twice in Iraq to protect our country. I want answers to how an idiotically run state government office can allow what I saw.
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I read in Saturday's mailbag (Oct. 31, 2009) that Ms. Kenagy had gone to see a play about an activist named Rachel Corrie. She claims to have wept "broken hearted" at the suffering (here it comes ...) that Americans fund. As normal, her selection of evil ones include: the Israeli governme…
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Re: "House Dems roll out plan," (Albany Democrat-Herald, Oct. 29, 2009, front page) in particular, the front-page photograph of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the Affordable Health Care for America Act podium, scowling and jabbing a pointed finger at her audience.
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Curves for Women (near Bi-Mart) and Citizens Bank at 2122 S. Santiam Highway in Lebanon, and Curves for Women on Santiam Highway in Albany (across from Bi-Mart) are the donation sites this year for Operation Santa to support troops deployed to war zones. There are lists of suggested items…
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Drivers running into crowds at festivals. Pickups running into Dari Mart. Getting your hair shampooed at Perfect Look. Needless injury and damage from older drivers who should not be driving.
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No one is surprised that supporters of gay rights want Oregon to vote again, in 2012, to try to repeal the 2004 constitutional amendment defining state-approved marriage as between a man and a woman. They won't give up until their goal is reached, so the issue will never go away.
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It's too bad that state Sen. Frank Morse has decided against running for governor next year. He would make a good one. But his reasoning is sound.
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The sheriffs of Jackson and Washington counties have argued before the Oregon Court of Appeals that they should not have to give concealed handgun licenses to otherwise qualified citizens who hold medical marijuana cards. Their case is not convincing.
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I have been a waitress in Albany for 10-plus years, and like many waitresses have become friends with many of the customers who come frequently to the restaurant where I work. On occasion a customer will unexpectedly stop coming in, and we have no idea why.
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Back a few years ago doctors treated thyroid problems with ingestible iodine. Then the thyroid would make several chemicals called precursors, which the body used. As persons age they need more iodine than they did when young for the thyroid to work properly.
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I would like to express my concern about many things happening in our government that are not headed in the right direction.
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It is criminal for our inept president to procrastinate on the issue of sending more troops to Afghanistan. He seems to be more concerned with finding a politically correct solution so as not to tarnish his presidency.
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So the authorities (in Cleveland) with all their wisdom released a convicted rapist, now 10 bodies are found in his home. Who do we hang first, those who let him out or the rapist!? I say we hang them both together!
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The price of natural gas in the mid-valley has dropped since Sunday, and this good news is one part of a nationwide development.
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In recent months we have heard much about the death - impending or already past - of the Republican Party in national politics, and about the decline of conservatism in general. Now a couple of Republicans have been elected governor of Virginia and New Jersey, and suddenly the commentaria…
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For those of us seniors on survivor's benefits (Social Security), who were not fortunate enough to retire with an IRA or other secure investments, please ask Mr. Shadle (Mailbag, Nov. 3) if he could live on $1,024/month and $14 in food stamps. This amounts to roughly $4.27 per hour, way b…
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With the recent accident at Perfect Look, I thought I would start by expressing my heartfelt condolences to the family for their tragic loss. It seems that every time you hear about a driver that mistakes the gas pedal for the brake, more often than not it is an elderly driver.
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Re: Should prayers be covered in health care bill? (Democrat Herald, Nov. 3, 2009). The health care bill is still in the works with really no end in sight, and now Christian Science church officials want to promote a proposal about having the insurers cover the church's prayer treatment t…
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In federal court in Portland this week, a man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his latest robbery. The U.S. Attorney's Office reports that this fellow, Mitchell Sean Cooley, 51, of Canby, had an extensive criminal history including 21 - twenty-one! - prior state convictio…
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