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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Bible interpretation misses the mark
In my opinion, people who quote/reference Scripture in a letters forum like this are setting themselves up as prophets; and the Rev. Jeremy Hiltz, in his letter ("Obamacare exemplifies the way of Satan," Aug. 3) engages in the very sort of well-intentioned false prophecy denounced in the 10th chapter of John's gospel.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
McConnell opponent points out failure to pass
Your fine housing-highway bill editorial in the Aug. 6 paper ( "Housing-highway bill's filibuster another black eye for Congress") made me think of the recent remark by Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's Democratic opponent, Allison Lundergan Grimes.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Pastor’s letter doesn’t sound like Jesus’ teachings
I have read many criticisms of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in the Readers' Opinions, but never one so distorted and misguided as the one written by the Rev. Jeremy Hiltz in the Aug. 3 newspaper ("Obamacare exemplifies the way of Satan").
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Calling it ‘Obamacare’ makes letter political
By calling the Affordable Care Act, "Obamacare" Jeremy Hiltz (letter, "Obamacare exemplifies the way of Satan," Aug. 3) is making a political statement and not a religious one. The prototype for this act was written by Republicans in Massachusetts.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2013
Misconceptions give Maine’s bats a bad rap
A family friend posted on Facebook one morning that after waking up to a strange noise in her apartment, she discovered a bat flying about. Horrified, she hunkered down on a stairwell under a blanket until the creature flew out an open window. In her words, she was "completely traumatized."
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PublishedAugust 10, 2013
Performance-enhancing drugs ruin of baseball
The world governing body of cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale, approved the decision of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and confirmed both the ban for lifetime and removal of Lance Armstrong's titles for Tour De France as well as other cycling crowns.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2013
Social Security self-funded, doesn’t add to debt
According to the recently published annual Social Security trustee's report for 2013, the Social Security Trust Fund has a surplus of $2.8 trillion, and expects to take in $40 billion more this year than it will pay out.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2013
Neighborhood watcher’s job is to watch, report
A person who is a neighborhood watcher should not carry a gun and, certainly, not a loaded one.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2013
Obamacare computer program not compatible
Peter Sirois' letter, "Constitution needs 21st century upgrade" (July 20) requires a response.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2013
‘Circuitbreaker’ replaced by much weaker plan
I'd like to share a few thoughts about the recently repealed Property and Renters Tax Refund Program, also known as the "circuitbreaker" program.
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