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Opinion


MARK SMITH


Intent should determine proper punishment
I have been more than a little critical of the overwrought homeland security panic that has been jammed down our throats over the years since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

American still rides the skies in the red
"If capitalists had been present at Kitty Hawk when the Wright brothers' plane first took off, they should have shot it down."


Signing event good for eating chocolate and networking
Now and then, in an effort to retain the title "author," I participate in an event where I sell and sign books. Sometimes I am the only author present. However, I much prefer those that include an eclectic group of fellow writers.

What's really going on in Iraq
The topic of the day - every day -- is, understandably, Iraq. We all wonder what's really going on there. There is no question that even the most ardent of the president's supporters are now caught in a second-guessing mode.

Letters to the Editor

Irrelevant? Or guest workers on ethanol?
There's an emerging conventional wisdom about President Bush's seventh State of the Union speech. It's that this was an adequate address, better than most of his, but, like the one delivering it, mostly perfunctory and instantly irrelevant.















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