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Scholarship program deadline Feb. 25 The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program deadline is Feb. 25. The possible lifetime award is up to $10,000 per student offered in...
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Courtesy photo Shannon Ledbetter and Jordan Shannon Ledbetter Devastated. Helpless. He’s going to die. I felt all those things on November 7, 2003, the moment I heard Jordan had rhabdomyosarcoma, a...
View ArticleSociety can’t be victim of crime
Often when the impact of increasing liberty is being discussed, especially with regard to things some people resist on moral grounds (such as ending the criminalization of prostitution, drug...
View ArticleStrong difference exists between mistakes, sins
What is the difference in a mistake and a sin? It seems to me that a mistake is putting the whites in with the dark colors in the wash. A mistake is adding five eggs to the cake batter when the recipe...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Gay lifestyle unacceptable to God
Gay lifestyle unacceptable to God Regarding the July 21 letter from Adam Martinez: Those participating in the gay pride parade were forcing their lifestyle on us. I happened to be on Main Street that...
View ArticleGrant McGee: Some select which rules to follow
I know I may be getting older, but rules and society keep changing “Faster than you can say ‘Jack Robinson’” as my grandfather used to say, though he never told me who “Jack Robinson” was. The point...
View ArticleSocialism weakens freedom
Collectivism or socialism, in whatever form, is like a deadly parasite excreting a poison into its host. As long as your society is vibrant and healthy it can support a small amount of this societal...
View ArticleLet’s keep Halloween safe for children
The fall season, where I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, brought a lot of superb things from the viewpoint of a child. There was the changing colors of the leaves, which I think I was aware of from a...
View ArticleRelay for life planned for Thursday
The American Cancer Society will hold its 2012 Relay For Life Kickoff and its Great American Smokeout on Thursday. The kickoff and the Great American Smokeout strive to help smokers quit for life....
View ArticleEducation digest — March 15
Students, teachers receive awards Zia and Highland Elementary students and teachers recently received awards for participating in Constitution Week. According to Jessie Strauch, constitution chairman...
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