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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 02:38 PM
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bored?Get some of my letters on the front page of my paper
I currently have several letters languishing in some of my local papers.Would you kindly rate them,read them and leave a comment?They are rated according to most read and most comments.Thanks DU-let's shake up Ellis County
http://www.midlothianmirror.com/articles/2008/07/03/opinion/doc485da781c9642172719064.txt
On Republicans
Published: Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:26 PM CDT
Dear Editor,

Congratulations, Republican lawmakers. Thanks to your favorable legislation allowing the exportation of American jobs, lack of punitive action against employers of illegal immigrants, and favorable legislation for the oil companies who are now robbing us blind, you have created your dream of a submissive proletariat.
...more at site

http://www.midlothianmirror.com/articles/2008/07/03/opinion/doc486553bdd9d3f600616438.txt
Support our troops
Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT
Dear Editor,

Recent reaction to my latest letter confirms what I have dreaded. Our nation has forgotten.

In 2000, we were at peace. We have been at war for over five years now and 4,094 troops have been killed with 29,978 troops wounded to the point that they can not return to duty. Our government has, up until the last year, shown a general disregard for our returning soldiers and Marines.

As of today, there are between 500,000 and 879,000 homeless veterans in the United States.

Time will tell how many of these are Iraq War Veterans.
...more at site

http://www.elliscountychronicle.com/articles/2008/07/03/opinion/doc48653e538dc6a781393512.txt

America continues to “support our troops.” As of today, 4,096 troops have been killed in Iraq and 517 troops killed in Afghanistan while 65,000 troops have been wounded with over 30,000 unable to return to duty. As we spend our stimulus checks on increasing gas prices, there is a growing crisis in our military community.

In 1994, President Clinton signed into law the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which was intended to preserve the jobs of deployed reservists. Between 2004 and 2006, 16,000 lawsuits were filed against employers who refused to rehire deployed reservists. This, unfortunately, is a small portion of the men and women who have been betrayed by those they swore to serve and defend. Many others have filed private lawsuits or have just given up.
...more at site

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Redbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 02:55 PM
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1. Done
Keep up the good work!
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 03:15 PM
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2. Done.
You rock, my Friend.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 06:15 PM
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3. back at ya,friend...thank you
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-08 06:25 PM
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4. I'm clicking to get the count up, but...
...it keeps giving me an error when I try to sign on to post a comment!
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