ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
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I support a soda tax. For years, I drank sweetened beverages all day, every day. I no longer do, and I am clearly healthier as a result. I strongly support a steep tax on soda and other sweetened beverages. It is clear that these beverages are a prime cause of obesity and diabetes, and ar…
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I agree with Gordon L. Shadle (Letters, Nov. 4) about the $250 payment to seniors. The problem is that people will confuse the issues. Some will blame Social Security, and some will blame me if I appear to be against giving money to impoverished seniors.
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Here are my suggestions on greatly reducing medical lawsuits:
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I recently read three editorials on the Ponzi scheme and ACORN law as well as Congress having a blind eye to watch what is happening to our health care.
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Here's what we learned for sure in Tuesday's national elections: Voters still seem to be worried about the economy.
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In regards to the many letters to the editor discussing the United States Armed Forces aircraft fly-overs at OSU football games:
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In response to Elizabeth Waldorf's letter, "Keep Richey's Market in business," of Oct. 22:
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In his Nov. 3 letter, "Social Security trust fund works like a solvent, viable bank," Dale Coberly criticizes Charles Nelson for not understanding banking. Well, I'm sorry to say that it is Mr. Coberly who doesn't understand banking.
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By copy of this letter, I am canceling my credit card and line of credit with Bank of America. I am also copying Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to request my FICO not take another hit because of this entity granted civil liberties while spared civil responsibility.
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As President Reagan might say, in reference to Jane Sivetz' letter of Nov. 2: "There they go again."
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When Sen. Frank Morse visited our offices a few weeks back to chat with the editorial board, he was anticipating an afternoon spent with his grandsons.
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Joshua Grimes did not get the punishment that I or most others would have gotten if we had committed the same crime as he did.
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Thank you for the story about the new dog park. (Monday, A1, "One for the dogs").
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Regarding displays of America's military might at football games or elsewhere:
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It's a moral outrage when 45,000 residents of this great country die needlessly each year because of lack of access to health care (recent Harvard study); when 47,000 people are uninsured and nearly that many more are UNDERinsured (Harvard study); when medical bills are the No. 1 reason f…
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On Jan. 1, 2010, President Obama wants to give $250 each to the more than 50 million people on Social Security. He plans to fund this payout through borrowing, thereby adding approximately $14 billion to the nation's deficit.
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I recently saw OSU's superb production of Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner's play, "My Name is Rachel Corrie," the story of an Olympia, Wash., student killed in Gaza by an Israeli Caterpillar bulldozer as she tried to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home.
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The next time there is a flyover, I would like to invite Mark Smith and any others for tea in my home to enjoy it closeup on the hill at the north end of town. It's just like being in the jet and warms the cockles of your heart. Please come and inform me when you learn there will be anoth…
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