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November 8, 2009
State representatives have created a paradox for me. Now that my property insurance has gone up to pay insurance for beach property, I can no longer afford to rent a beach home for my family vacation. I guess I will visit the beautiful North Carolina moun...
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When a petty dictator in a far-off country starts pushing his weight around, we send our Marines in. What do we do when a local czar, who rules our coliseum complex, embarks on a building project that’s been kept virtually secret from the taxpayers...
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Americans have waited long enough for adequate health care for all. Too many people are under-insured or uninsured. This is not only a shameful reflection on the priorities of our country, but it has been proven that, in the long run, it’s even more...
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Greensboro voters let their wishes be known and now is the time to move forward. I hope the newly elected City Council will work for the good of all of Greensboro and not just the people living in certain parts of town. Hopefully, the new City Council wil...
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On June 5, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn told a group of high school students that one of her favorite political philosophers and the one that she turned to the most was Mao Zedong.
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The Greensboro Symphony is a wow! High Point University enjoyed a standing-room-only audience last week when the Greensboro Symphony performed in our Arts Center. Community leaders, faculty, students and visitors from the Gate City were treated to a magn...
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Thank you for reporting on the closing of I-40 in Haywood County. While some may say, “Why bother? It’s 200 miles away,” I travel for a living and that is important information for me.
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We are in perilous times and you, News & Record, are not helping! You keep printing letters from those in favor of a public option in health care, yet more than 50 percent do not want this. We have seen what the government has done with some other pro...
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I have been with and without decent benefits, as have my college-educated and working grown children. I have a co-worker who has horrible insurance through work that is expensive, has a high deductible and only pays 60 percent of any real medical care or...
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Well, well, well. Here we go again with the making of another grand fiasco. I’m referring to the proposed coliseum amphitheater. Why can’t our elected and appointed officials communicate on the same wavelength? Or don’t they care?
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Your Oct. 19 article regarding red yeast rice failed to mention that on Aug. 9, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter regarding red yeast rice supplements. I suggest that your readers visit the FDA’s Web site for more inform...
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This is question for our judges and newly elected officials concerning the hit-and-run death of David Sherman: How does a driver charged with death by motor vehicle, hit and run, and driving with license revoked get a $5,000 unsecured bond? Even after a h...
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November 7, 2009
The article titled, “Poll: Only 52 percent plan to get swine flu shot,” grossly underestimates the number of people who have suffered from the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus. Rather than “nearly 25,000 people have contracted the flu so fa...
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Twenty-seven men is a wonderful start. From July to October, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Greensboro and other local BBBS programs participated in a national campaign to find “100 Men in 100 Days” to be matched with young males in need...
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