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March 14, 2003Letter to Congress I do not feel that our representatives deserve to be called public servants. I write as an extremely concerned, disillusioned and disappointed-in-our-government-system citizen. I am stunned. I cannot believe that you are willing...
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March 14, 2003Support the troops: stop the war! In its fanatical drive for war on Iraq, the Bush administration is painting a picture of a sanitary “shock and awe” blitzkrieg that will overwhelm Iraq and produce a rapid...
Read moreFamilies of military personnel and veterans speak out against war
March 14, 2003The world has been galvanized into action against the Bush administration’s drive to war with Iraq. This is no less true in the United States. In all sectors of the U.S. population you will find anti-war...
Read moreThere is no good news
March 14, 2003The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ unemployment report for February reminds one of the nightly radio broadcast by the London correspondent of CBS News in the early days of World War II. “There is no good news,...
Read moreThe health bridge is falling down
March 14, 2003Ever heard of COBRA? You probably have if you lost a job and were offered the opportunity to keep your health coverage. Under the 1986 Consolidated Omnibus Benefit Reconciliation Act (COBRA), workers who are laid off...
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