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Happy Labor Day
By MARTHA R. CARR
It’s the end of summer and time once again to celebrate the American workforce. The timing seems especially appropriate with the sluggish recovery on everyone’s minds as we enter the third quarter, which is often the most perilous. The steepest downturns often occur in this part of the year.
Published in The Messenger 9.2.10 Read More ...
Martha R. Carr |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Hurricane Earl approached the coast of the Eastern Seaboard Tuesday. It can be rated no higher than Category Five. It must destroy a city full of Democrats while a Republican is president before a hurricane can be classified as a Man-Made Disaster.
Published in The Messenger 9.2.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Plain Talk – 8.31.10
My family was recently affected by crime so it’s difficult to distance myself from the recent debates in federal court about the police use of GPS surveillance.
I know my dilemma is common; distancing personal experience from the rule of law is hard. The crime committed against my family was non-violent. Read More ...
Nicolle Crist, Guest Columnist |
Our readers write
‘Speed traps’
wrong for UC
To The Editor:
I read with great interest the front page article about the new mobile speed violation monitoring systems being used by the Union City Police Department in the Aug. 24 edition of The Messenger.
Published in The Messenger 9.1.10 Read More ...
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Obama making everybody angry
By MICHAEL REAGAN
It’s almost as if President Obama’s agenda includes provoking anger at himself.
And it’s not just Republicans he’s provoking. It’s just about anybody who crosses his path, even his party’s deranged left wing.
Published in The Messenger 8.31.10 Read More ...
Michael Reagan |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer asked a U.S. court to revive Arizona’s crackdown law on illegal aliens. It’s causing chaos in the courts. In Los Angeles Friday two guys from Mexico showed up in court for their deportation hearing and the judge married them.
Published in The Messenger 8.31.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Martha’s big Adventure — Going wireless
By MARTHA R. CARR
There was a moment this past week when I suddenly felt every ounce of my age, which is 50 for just a couple more weeks. It wasn’t because I was tired or anything creaked or ached.
Published in The Messenger 8.30.10 Read More ...
Martha R. Carr |
Party trend has yet to kick in
By DICK MORRIS
and EILEEN McGANN
Don’t confuse the dramatic swell of the Republican tide that is becoming increasingly evident to the pundits of the country with party trend. Right before Election Day, the numbers will get even better and presage an even larger Republican victory.
Published in The Messenger 8.30.10 Read More ...
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Tiger Woods admitted publicly Tuesday his divorce from Elin Nordegren has been tough on him. The $200 million settlement got everyone’s attention. Elin Nordegren will go down in history as the woman who killed the Free Love Movement.
Published in The Messenger 8.27.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Balancing the government checkbook
By MARTHA R. CARR
The Bush tax breaks of 2001 are coming up for renewal and there’s a lot of debate over which ones to preserve and which ones to let expire.
Published in The Messenger 8.27.10 Read More ...
Martha R. Carr |
Honoring our veterans
WCP 8-26-10 Over the past two years, I have been honored to serve as the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, an inter-parliamentary organization comprised of legislators from NATO member states. Read More ...
U.S. Rep. John Tanner |
Honoring our veterans: Accomplishments for our nation’s heroes
By JOHN TANNER
U.S. Representative
Over the past two years, I have been honored to serve as the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, an inter-parliamentary organization comprised of legislators from NATO member states. Our U.S. delegation has sought to bolster international support for our war efforts in Afghanistan, including the commitment of increased troop contributions from our European partners.
Published in The Messenger 8.26.10 Read More ...
John Tanner |
Chair of TFT says state has highest taxes
The Tax Foundation is correct in pointing out that Tennessee has the highest combined state and average local sales tax rate in the country.
This means that lower income families pay a far higher percentage of their income to the state than do higher income families—about 12 percent for lower income families compared to about 3 percent for higher income families. This is grossly unfair and destructive to most Tennessee families. Read More ...
John G. Stewart, TFT Chairman |
A Crusader's View – 8.24.10
“What’s that!?”
Hello once again! This week’s subject is a very touchy one when it comes to many people and their views and opinions throughout this country.
With the now well-known firestorm of Dr. Laura Schlesinger and her use of the infamous ‘N-word,’ let me begin this column with a question. Read More ...
Jeremy Thayer, Guest Columnist |
Ground zero mosque: The real issue
By DICK MORRIS
and EILEEN McGANN
The proposed mosque near to ground zero is not really a religious institution. It would be — as many mosques throughout the nation are — a terrorist recruitment, indoctrination and training center. It is not the worship of Islam that is the problem. It is the efforts to advance Sharia law, with its requirement of jihad and violence, that is the nub of the issue.
Published in The Messenger 8.25.10 Read More ...
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?
The White House dismissed a poll showing a fourth of Americans think President Obama is Muslim. The misinformation is widespread. Tiger Woods is just relieved he got
Published in The Messenger 8.25.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD -- God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Roger Clemens was indicted Thursday for telling the U.S. government he never did steroids. The very same day the Iraq War ended, which began when the U.S. government told Roger Clemens that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Let’s just call it even.
Published in The Messenger 8.24.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Obama’s choice: Boy Scouts or Islam
By MICHAEL REAGAN
President Obama couldn’t bring himself to observe the National Day of Prayer or spend time with the Boy Scouts of America, but God forbid, he couldn’t miss the Muslim Iftar Ramadan dinner, or pass up a chance to praise an Islamic center a stone’s throw away from Ground Zero.
He later backed down — a bit.
Published in The Messenger 8.24.10 Read More ...
Michael Reagan |
It is the heat
By MARTHA R. CARR
The dog days of August have hit the nation with a large, damp rag. A good swath of the U.S. is enduring temperatures in the high 90’s and with the steamy humidity added in it feels like it’s well over 100 degrees outside. Like a lot of others things in life it’s the perception that really matters.
Published in The Messenger 8.20.10 Read More ...
Martha R. Carr |
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin revealed Monday he may add Tiger Woods to the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month. The format is the U.S. vs. the World. President Obama was asked to serve as referee since he’s made it clear he doesn’t have a dog in this fight.
Published in The Messenger 8.20.10 Read More ...
Argus Hamilton |
Words from the founding fathers – 8.17.10
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense and a series of writings called the American Crisis to encourage the soldiers and the common people to stay committed to the American Revolution.
In American Crisis No. 4, Paine wrote, “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. Read More ...
Nathan Castleman, Guest Columnist |
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