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Letters

  • Independence needs dental alternatives

    Is there any way a group could help the people get a dentist who will charge a reasonable price for dental healthcare? It would mainly be for poor people who cannot pay up front. If the people did not pay as promised, there could be an ordinance to collect it from them.

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  • Coyote bounty payments take away from schools

    I was astounded to read that the Grayson County Board of Supervisors is cutting money out of the schools, but adding $10,000 total additional dollars to the archaic coyote bounty program and killing contest.
    There are a lot of reservations about North American wild dogs, but it’s scientifically proven that these contests in fact make the population increase. Thus, it’s a waste of taxpayers’ money, and will only hurt farmers later down the road.


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  • KKK is a domestic terrorist group

    I’m writing in response to the recent activity by the Ku Klux Klan in our community.
    I would like everyone to be aware the Klan is not friendly or helpful. I’m sure we all agree ISIS is anti-American and a threat to our liberty.
    Be aware these two organizations are very similar. They both use extreme religious views to justify their violence against others.
    They both advocate war based on religious or racial lines. They both recruit our young people while they are vulnerable to the influence of their propaganda.

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  • KKK's ideology at odds with biblical teachings

    This letter is in response to the KKK activity you have reported on.
    To the KKK: The Bible teaches that we have all come from the same original parents, Adam and Eve, we are all “one blood.”
    Your irrational, ungodly, hateful “theology” does not come from the God of the Bible.
    When Aaron and Miriam, Moses’ brother and sister, criticized him for marrying an Ethiopian woman, God severely judged them:

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  • 'Obamacare and the Old Folks Home' — a poem

    My years on earth

    are slipping away.

    My hair from red

    has turned to gray.

    The old folks home

    is waiting for me.

    I’ll go in hearing-impaired

    and probably with Alzheimer’s Disease.

    From Washington

    I never hear good news.

    It’s always about Obamacare,

    Nothing that would help me and you.

    Promises and more promises

    that’s all they seem to do,

    and farther and farther away

    they all stray from truth.

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  • Freedom of press being stifled in U.S.

    We join the rest of the world in mourning the brave staff of the magazine “Charlie Hebdo,” gunned down by religious fanatics for defending freedom of the press.
    Meat industry fanatics in the U.S. have devised a more subtle means of stifling freedom of the press.
    The states of Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah have enacted “ag-gag” laws that impose criminal penalties on investigators seeking to expose animal abuses and safety violations in factory farms.

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  • Donors helped feed meal to community

    I would like to express heartfelt thanks to all who helped out in any way with the Christmas dinner that was served at West Galax Diner.
    It was a great success. Not only were we able to provide meals to the community, but all remaining prepared food was donated to Joy Ranch and all other food items were donated to Rooftop.
    We thank everyone for their help and generosity.
    Tina Dowling
    Galax
     

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  • Illegal aliens are taking over the country

    The very first requirement for anyone to be called a citizen in America should be to have entered our country legally, not as criminals.
    As criminals, that should be the only requirement needed for putting them out immediately.
    We also need to take a long, hard look at referring to these millions of anchor babies as Americans.
    They are going to continue to take from our children and grandchildren.

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  • Dangerous time for police officers

    Law enforcement — the public and things of society.
    The past year has been shameful in this country, when police officers encountered street thugs who thought they ruled the roost.
    From a thief at a store to trying to take an officer’s gun and one selling cigarettes on a sidewalk. All incidents involved African Americans.
    A grand jury [did not indict] a police officer doing his job which caused violence, property damage and total distrust of the police.

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  • Hotline imperfect, but a platform for conversation

    I am writing about the recent Hotline controversy.
    Whether you like it or not, it sells papers. The trashy tabloids in the grocery stores make a lot of money, too.
    There are 24-hour news channels dedicated to misinformation and half-truths, also.
    In this day and age of social media, anybody can say anything. At least the citizens of the U.S. have the right to free speech, no matter how ignorant they may be.

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