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It’s 2 a.m. and I cannot sleep. The skinny boy I saw in the mall in Las Vegas haunts me. He was not like the hardened, streetwise old men I saw begging in the intersections (why are there so many...
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To the Editor: Shorter drive to imbibe in Hurricane
To the Editor: On Dec. 8, just in time for the holiday season (but completely unheralded), an attractive new state liquor store opened in Hurricane. State Store No. 42 is located north of state Ro...
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Why I will vote against increasing the debt limit
Working hard and living within our means is something that, as a father, I tried very hard to instill in my children. But as a parent, I can’t think of a worse role model than the federal governme...
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A ‘network’ everyone should connect to
I’m like the rest of you busy businesspeople. Without the planner in my cell phone I could literally remember nothing. I’m constantly doing three things at once, like texting and holding a phone c...
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On the Beat: Don’t be the next scam victim
“If it’s sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” We have all heard this phrase many times, but with the number of current frauds and scams circulating, remembering this phrase is more importa...
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Dr. Talk: Does your chin hang low?
“Does your CHIN hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow?” This version of an old-time song often reminds me of my patients’ chief complaint: Unfort...
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Relationships in Focus: The quest for a healthy marriage
by Geoff Steurer
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Question: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Most of our marriage has been unpleasant but we are working on it. The issue that really hurts me most is his lack of respect towards me. ...
Laughing Matters: ‘Check Gauges’ a Slippery Slope
by Sharon May
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Did you notice the enticing holiday deals on new automobiles? I was tempted to trade in my 6-year-old Jeep except for one thing: These new cars are way too smart, and it makes me nervous. Last wee...
Our amazing library system
by Dean Cox
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Because of my position as county administrator, I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to become better acquainted with our local library system. The Washington County Library System has branches in the...
Dr. Talk: What is liposuction, and who should perform it?
by Marcus L. Peterson, M.D. F.A.C.S
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Liposuction is the removal of body fat with surgical equipment and can be performed on any part of the body that has collections of fat under the skin. It is important to: 1) Know how it is perform...
Woman to Woman: Attitude of gratitude
by Janice Brooks-Nichter
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Thanksgiving, this traditional holiday festival, deliciously celebrated and wedged into our busy lives, provides a wonderful opportunity for us to pause. Like the soon-to-be-barren trees, strippe...
Laughing Matters: Getting My BLAPS in Life
by Sharon May
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I’ve learned through the multitude of years that have attached to me like barnacles that the one voice I should never fail to listen to is my own. Whenever I fail to pay attention to that little vo...
National News
AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during a ceremony honoring Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.


Wed Mar 10 06:40:28 -0600 2010
Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)

US President Barack Obama speaks on healthcare and health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Obama has launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.


Wed Mar 10 06:40:36 -0600 2010
Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no intention of reversing the order that has cast a shadow over the latest U.S. push for Mideast peace.


Wed Mar 10 05:39:43 -0600 2010