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Editorial August 26, 2008  RSS feed
Redefining problem won't make it go away
      If ever we needed proof that having an advanced degree doesn't correlate with common sense, we got it last week. A group of college presidents from some of the most prestigious schools in the nation have called on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age. They call their effort the Amethyst Initiative. Why Amethyst?
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Dems' demagoguery on oil
      One major problem with politics — as we've all probably figured out by now — is that politicians view every human challenge as political in nature, meaning, particularly these last few years. Objective No. 1 in the political trade is sticking to it The Other Party.
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Pro-choice veep would be disastrous for McCain
      I hate to rain on John McCain's parade right after he trounced Barack Obama at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church forum, but McCain's trial balloon consideration of a pro-choice running mate demands a response. The prospect of an Obama presidency is so horrifying that many conservatives have temporarily put aside their misgivings about McCain to focus on defeating Obama.
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A warranty deed
Avoid legal pitfalls when allowing children to build on property
      Do you know anyone who has given their married child an acre or two out of a larger tract so they could build a home? Transferring the title up front relinquishes all control over the property, so it is easy to put off hiring a lawyer and surveyor to prepare a deed to the couple prior to construction.
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From the Bible
      "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might, He increases power.
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