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PublishedDecember 22, 2012
Christ is the reason for the season
Dec. 25 honors the birth of Jesus Christ, a Jewish child, who grew up to be the greatest man who ever lived.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2012
There comes a time to take off the blinders
Psychological research shows us that people usually form their opinions based on emotions and then construct after-the-fact rational explanations to justify their opinions (see Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Righteous Mind").
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PublishedDecember 21, 2012
Let’s give police officers the praise they deserve
After reading your series about "Deadly Force," I want to ask a question: Is the blade of a knife any less sharp when wielded by mentally ill person? Is the bullet fired by an impaired person any less deadly?
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PublishedDecember 21, 2012
Applying for, getting a job is not getting help
This is a response to Mark Pantermoller's Dec. 12 letter about help and welfare.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2012
Why are taxpayers paying employee’s retirement?
In the Dec. 9 newspaper, I saw an ad for a legislative technician.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2012
Would Harmon have armed teachers in Conn.?
"If more murder victims had guns, maybe they wouldn't be killed."
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PublishedDecember 19, 2012
A gun doesn’t pull its own trigger
I am as horrified as the next person about the killing of the school children and teachers in Connecticut, but I am also concerned about the talk I hear of outlawing guns.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2012
Asking rich to pay more will help America thrive
Everyone in this country will be affected if Congress does not find a solution to the fiscal cliff and prevent sequestration. All of us have a stake in making sure that those who are most able to absorb the financial burden of a deal do so.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2012
We need to maintain investments in our future
When dealing with the fiscal cliff, jobs come first.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2012
New legislator trying to get off to fresh start
After being elected by a margin of 11 votes to represent the citizens of Clinton, Detroit and Pittsfield in the 126th Legislature, I came across a fitting quote from President John F. Kennedy: "The margin was narrow, but the responsibility is clear."
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