Inverness Opinion
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Military policy led to attack on civiliansApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - About the March shooting in Afghanistan, I feel this incident is not a case of one “bad apple” but the effect of a continued U.S. military policy of drone strikes, night...
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There’s plenty right about news mediaApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Al Haak’s complaint (Fence Post, March 24) that the news media do not give equal coverage to President Obama’s “gaffes.” I have to point out ...
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Tax cuts for wealthy led to huge deficitsApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - It is absolutely amazing to me that the talking heads on Fox News can get so many Americans to believe trying to raise top marginal tax rates to increase revenues is “re...
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Tyranny masked in health care law?Apr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Many years ago (around 1997) the makers of Bic Pens ran a contest offering a free college education for the best essay of 50 words or less on the value of a college educ...
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Difference between death, bloody nosesApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Uncertainty surrounds the untimely death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on March 17, except for this: What separates this tragedy from a physical confrontation and one or...
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President less than upfront on pipelineApr 06, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. President, to call you a liar would be disrespectful, and therefore I won’t. However, I consider it disingenuous when you go to Oklahoma and claim to speed up the re...
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Voter ID would suppress minoritiesApr 06, 2012 5:00 am - It is a sad situation where the Republicans and their subparty Tea Party are engaged in a national policy of voter suppression under the guise of a nonexistent “voter fr...
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Some thank-yous for opinions well statedApr 06, 2012 5:00 am - Thanks for Robert Parker’s well-written letter about “How to keep it fair for the people” (Fence Post, March 27). I agree with all his points, and we the voters need to ...
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Court must reject health care lawApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - Concerning the current federal judicial review of the health care law: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the St...
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It’s the citizens who know bestApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - I am responding to the March 27 letter by Robert Parker. His ideas reflect the wisdom he has found after living 79 years on the planet. He outlined a seven-point plan to...