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There are no links to these articles on the website. However, many are still available on the <A HREF="id186.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archives 2007"><U>Archives 2007</U></A> or <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archives 2006"><U>Archives 2006</U></A> page. You can also obtain a copy by emailing me at <A HREF="mailto:respond@therightslant.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:respond@therightslant.com"><U>respond@therightslant.com</U></A>. Please include the title of your request in the subject line or in the first line of the request. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 19, 2008, What's Up Shopper, Vol. 2, Issue 21, p.4</div> <div> “Bring back the Spirit of Christmas Past”</div> <div> Crude behavior displays a lack of understanding of the Season's meaning.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 17, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “The answer to official arrogance”</div> <div> Founding Father taught us how to deal with a government that has lost its way.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 14, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “What should the GOP do to get back in the game?”</div> <div> Conservatism gives voters a clear choice in determining our country's direction.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 15, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “D.C. tries to overcome the Supreme Court”</div> <div> D.C. politicians work to preserve their unconstitutional, and ineffective, gun laws.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 8, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Earnings reflect your contribution”</div> <div> The minimum wage establishes an arbitrary value.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 8, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Interested in solving political and cultural mysteries? Good Luck”</div> <div> Researching columns has left some questions unanswered.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 4, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Politicians can't possibly save us”</div> <div> Why trust your well-being to those who've made such a mess of Washington?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 25, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “A plan for everyone but moderates”</div> <div> We can deal with Iran in a way that pleases everyone.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 21, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Always knew where Helms stood”</div> <div> Sen. Jesse Helms may have been the last politician who would give a straight answer.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 11, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Gun ruling welcome, but with asterisk”</div> <div> Narrow individual rights margin on Second Amendment proves tyranny isn't dead.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 3, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Independence Day: Don't take it for granted”</div> <div> Independence Day is too important to celebrate like a date on the calendar.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 27, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “One happy ending in 50 million”</div> <div> A failed abortion highlights the unseen consequences of abortion-on-demand.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 20, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Soldiers need presumptive innocence”</div> <div> Marine defendants in “Haditha Massacre” are being exonerated one at a time.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 15, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Don't give dictators diplomatic legitimacy”</div> <div> History proves that diplomacy is wasted on brutish regimes.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 13, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “N.C. bill is reminiscent of slavery”</div> <div> Forced volunteerism conjures images of a vile institution.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 4, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Old definition of hero still works well”</div> <div> Choose your hero from a tale of two soldiers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 28, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Put blame on Big Gov, not Big Oil</div> <div> Congress has no right to gripe as long as government costs more than gasoline. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 17, 2008, the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Killer sharks, big storms and hot air”</div> <div> Global warming doomsayers will use any news to further their agenda.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 16, 2008, the Lincoln Time-News</div> <div> “There's a benefit to high prices”</div> <div> If they prompt financial reprioritization, high prices may be a godsend. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 12, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Pelosi commits biblical faux pas”</div> <div> Speaker Nancy Pelosi invents scripture to suit her purposes.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 2, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Is climate change greatest scam ever?”</div> <div> Ted Turner's wacky statements highlight the growing lunacy in “green” circles.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 25, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Maybe ol' Jimmy should just move out”</div> <div> Carter's meeting with Hamas proves he'd be more comfortable living abroad.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 24, 2008 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “The party of no better alternative”</div> <div> Isn't it time the GOP gave us more than the lesser of two evils?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 11, 2008     the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “McCain latest of lesser conservatives”</div> <div> McCain nomination means the GOP has thumbed its nose at conservatives, again.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 4, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Hillary herself created web of deceit”</div> <div> Tall tales are nothing new for the former First Lady.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 26, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Democracy isn't always the best way”</div> <div> Democracy allows individual rights to disappear on the whim of a majority vote.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 30, 2008 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Democracy has its drawbacks”</div> <div> A simple majority can deprive you of your rights by popular vote.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 18, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Chris Burke beats a Chapel Hill prof”</div> <div> Thank God birth isn't up to UNC's Albert Harris</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 10, 2006 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Sleep well, our problems have been solved”</div> <div> Congress has nothing better to do than investigate pro sports?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nov/Dec 2007 House, Home & Garden magazine pp16-22</div> <div> “Homemade lamps are a bright idea”</div> <div> How you can turn a junk bottle into a useful lamp.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 6, 2008 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Does change really do you good?”</div> <div> Falling for undefined change may bring more change than you bargained for.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 29, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “College shooting should be no surprise”</div> <div> A culture of death breeds campus killers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 15, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “We still hold checks on power”</div> <div> The Second Amendment is the ultimate defender of freedom.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 8, 2008 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Capital punishment is about justice, not deterrence”</div> <div> The death penalty boiled down to one simple argument.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 25, 2008, the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “America's Black Monday revisited”</div> <div> A brief look at Justice Blackmun's Roe v. Wade ruling</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 11, 2007 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “A stable Russia, but at what price?”</div> <div> Stability for the sake of stability is no bargain. It's a recipe for totalitarianism.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 2, 2008 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Tell me, what's hate got to do with it?”</div> <div> Hate crimes prosecutions serve the purpose of divisiveness, not justice.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 26, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Is prosecuting players the answer?”</div> <div> Baseball has few options for dealing with a steroids issue they long ignored. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 20, 2007 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “How to put a positive spin on the latest cosmic disaster”</div> <div> Not only is man responsible for destroying the earth, but the universe as well.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 17, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Clintons good at spinning reality”</div> <div> Bill Clinton spins his support for Iraq War to protect Hillary's campaign.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 5, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Is this religion worth respect?”</div> <div> Islam is offended yet again, belying its “religion of peace” claims.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 3, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “To liberals, free speech is a one-way street”</div> <div> The Left is the world's worst when it comes to silencing opposing opinion</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 26, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “We've been gouged! Where's the outrage?”</div> <div> Liberals fail to note the rising cost of higher education.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 19, 2007 the Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Mexico hypocritical on immigration”</div> <div> What if America dealt with illegal aliens with Mexico's constitutional process?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 17, 2007 the Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “The great myths of Hillary Clinton”</div> <div> Hillary is neither the world's smartest nor strongest woman.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 7, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Self-promoting church only hurts”</div> <div> Attention-grabbing publicity stunts hurt the cause of Christ's Church.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 2, 2007 The Lincoln Times News</div> <div> “Zero tolerance zero common sense?”</div> <div> School administrators give cause to fear the future.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 29, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “The demonization of Columbus”</div> <div> The explorer's critics unjustly blame him for evils already present in the New World</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 26, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “The American Way is under assault”</div> <div> Accommodating others doesn't mean abandoning our culture.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 15, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Carter is an albatross around Edwards' Neck</div> <div> A smart Democrat would run from Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 10, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Dems' definition of compromise is wrong.”</div> <div> Liberals consider bi-partisanship to be the blind acceptance of their positions.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 8, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Columbia's `useful idiots' lend Iranian dictator a hand”</div> <div> Ahmadinejad plays American academia for suckers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 26, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> “Conspiracists don't trust their own wild theories”</div> <div> If 9/11 kooks believed their charges they would revolt</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 22, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> “Malpractice makes imperfect”</div> <div> Do we want government in charge of health care based on its track record?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 5, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Blame parents, not marketers"</div> <div> A little discipline will shield your kids from Madison Avenue's finest.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 3, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Drinking parties: A bad solution to a bad problem"</div> <div> Condoning irresponsible behavior won't keep teens out of trouble.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 29, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Circuit Court ruling hits self-preservation"</div> <div> Judicial decree grants ownership of your life to government.</div> <div> <B>My 100th published article!</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 22, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Inspiration from an unusual source"</div> <div> "Rev." Tori Spelling drives me to greater heights via online degrees.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 18, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Coy Privette's travails represent a real opportunity for Christians."</div> <div> Christians are willing to forgive when forgiveness is sought.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 1, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Are all cultures created equal?"</div> <div> Comparing Western culture with the Islamic world.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 25, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "U.N.'s actions speak louder than words"</div> <div> The U.N.'s Commission on Sustainable Development again proves the organization's irrelevance.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 24, 2007  <A HREF="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfiles/nascar.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfil"><U>AutoRacing1.com</U></A>     <A HREF="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfiles/2007/0724Arrington.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfil"><U>"I raced, too": Buddy Arrington</U></A></div> <div> "I raced, too: Buddy Arrington"</div> <div> The racing life of one of NASCAR's last independent owner-drivers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 21, 2007 Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "The radical Muslims' knight errant"</div> <div> Muslim outrage over novelist's knighting indicates Muslim intolerance.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 18, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Dumb crooks, lawsuits combine for laughable frustration"</div> <div> Convicted Massachusetts murderer makes a mockery of the judicial system.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 11, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Popular vote bill an attack on representative government"</div> <div> Though it be no perfect, the Electoral College beats mob rules.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 6, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "False 'rights' leads to many wrongs"</div> <div> A true right requires no sacrifice from you neighbor.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July, 4, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Honesty is required to learn a lesson"</div> <div> Moral living can protect us from most dangers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 27, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace.</div> <div> Where do you turn when everyone is an enemy?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 20, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "It's back to the future with gas gouging bill"</div> <div> Congress' gas gouging bill reproduce the 1970's.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 13, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Pro-choice activists are long on hysterics, short on reality"</div> <div> Abortion activist's contradict their rhetoric... and the facts.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 8, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "To the Class of 2007: So many dreams realized, and so many more to achieve"</div> <div> A note of encouragement to graduates.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 6, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "To the class of 2007: Change your dreams into goals"</div> <div> A note of encouragement to graduates.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 30, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Changing the law can make illegal immigration legal"</div> <div> Immigrants that want to become Americans should be welcome. But immigration reform bill sell out our country.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 23, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Sports, statistics, and racial bean-counting"</div> <div> Examining racial representation is sports indicates the "color-blind" are the first to notice skin color, or ignore same when it suits their purpose.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 19, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Spraying falsehoods like bullets. Liar or ignoramus: Will the real Lawrence O'Donnell please stand up?"</div> <div> Media pundit's ignorance of firearms proves that you can't trust the word of a cable news "expert."</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 16, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Call it for what it is: Fort Dix plot a blatant act of war"</div> <div> The Fort Dix Six is another example of the militant Muslim desire for war with America.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 9, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Ethanol isn't all it's brewed up to be; it's no panacea"</div> <div> Hidden by the lust for an alternative to oil, ethanol has some downsides as well.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 2, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "How about we let the market determine the benefit"</div> <div> History shows that consumer choices provide the best product at the best price. Why not let those forces drive the "alternative fuel" market?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 2, 2007 AutoRacing1.com <A HREF="http://www.autoracing1.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.autoracing1.com/"><U>AutoRacing1.com</U></A>   <A HREF="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfiles/2007/0501LastCheckeredFlag.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.autoracing1.com/NASCAR/htmfil"><U>My Last Checkered Flag: NASCAR Speeds Away from an Old Fan</U></A></div> <div> "My Last Checkered Flag: NASCAR Speeds away from an Old Fan"</div> <div> NASCAR has changed dramatically, and not necessarily for the good.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 25, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Ceding liberty isn't the answer to senseless violence"</div> <div> America shouldn't surrender the Second Amendment is response to Virginia Tech.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 20, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "War protesters, your motives are open to criticism too"</div> <div> It's time we called war protesters on their anti-America rhetoric.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 18, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "It pays to watch your words, Imus, Jackson and Sharpton"</div> <div> Guilt for all parties involved with the Rutgers basketball saga.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 11, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Capturing Brits was a no-lose situation for Iran"</div> <div> Iran thumbs its nose at a "Great Satan" and skips away scot-free.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 4, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Hunting and wildlife conservation are synonymous"</div> <div> Hunting is a viable tool for sound wildlife management.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 28, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Walter Reed: the shot heard 'round the nation"</div> <div> The reported conditions at military hospitals should tell us all we need to know about socialized medicine.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 21, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Is there an environmentalist in the house?"</div> <div> Environmental prophets of doom don't always practice what they preach.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 21, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "The formula for peace: Unconditional surrender"</div> <div> If you wouldn't surrender your property without a fight, why expect Israel to do so?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 7, 2007 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "A lesson from Mitt Romney's family tree"</div> <div> Polygamist ancestry becomes a political tool for the national media.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 3, 2007 The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Modern war heroes are there; mainstream media are AWOL"</div> <div> Here are a few acts of military bravery, heroism and sacrifice that you won't hear about on the evening news.</div> <div> (see 2/14/07, Lincoln Times-News)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 28, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Dissent in the consensus on global warming"</div> <div> Some expert scientists contradict man-made global warming.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 21, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "An easy way to understand the proposed federal budget"</div> <div> A few comparisons tell us how much makes up $2.9 trillion.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 14, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Where are our war heroes of today in Iraq, Afghanistan?"</div> <div> Here are a few acts of military bravery, heroism and sacrifice that you won't hear about on the evening news.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 7, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Misguided priorities fuel death penalty debate"</div> <div> Debating pain and doctor participation during executions indicate that our priorities are out of phase.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 3, 2007, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Our rights go up in smoke"</div> <div> Smoke-free activism ignores the basic human right of private property.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 31, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Oprah beast 50 Cent by more than a dollar.... way more"</div> <div> Oprah may be liberal, but she's a far better example of success than are rap stars.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 24, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "AAP policy proposal on advetising ignores key player"</div> <div> The American Academy of Pediatrics blames advertisers for the problems kids face. Why is there no blame for parents?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Jaunuary 18, 2007, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "How should we handle a jihadist infestation?"</div> <div> Sometimes force is the only option.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 17, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Warning labels, lawsuits, and America's intelligence"</div> <div> Insulting warning labels result from overzealous litigation.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 10, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Who is being cheated on gas taxes, and why is that?"</div> <div> The N.C. Department of Revenue's pursuit of fuel tax cheats should begin at government's front door.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 3, 2007, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "A few questions and thoughts about recent events"</div> <div> Random comments on the current news.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 27, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "What was it like on the outskirts of Bethlehem?"</div> <div> It's difficult for us to truly appreciate what the shepherds experienced the night of Christ's birth.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 23, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Barbie's not the feminine ideal, but neither are the alternatives"</div> <div> Mattel's venerable doll is a far better influence than pop divas and feminine activists.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 20, 2006, The Linclon Times-News</div> <div> "A Merry Christmas to all... with no apologies"</div> <div> A sincere, heartfelt recognition of the season should offend no one. We need not apologize for the customs and greetings of Christmas.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 13, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Animal activist's present dismal argument on bear hunting"</div> <div> Hysteria again trumps facts and good sense in the mind of "animal rights" supporters.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 6, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Lactivist 'nurse-ins' expose more than just the obvious"</div> <div> Staged public breastfeeding is more about an agenda than feeding babies.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 1, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Liberals aren't ignorant or stupid, just wrong about oranges"</div> <div> A simple comparison of ignorance, stupidity, and liberalism.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 29, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Confidence performs while arrogance boasts"</div> <div> Confidence represents conservative ideas. Arrogance is left to liberals and their refusal to recognize policies that don't work.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 22, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "A few thoughts on the election and its aftermath"</div> <div> A brief collection of items I found interesting, valuable, or humorous from the mid-term election.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 17, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "When the GOP abandoned principles, defense proved to be a bad offense"</div> <div> Republicans lost the 2006 elections more than democrats won.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 15, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Kerry suffers recurrence of an old malady"</div> <div> Senator Kerry's insult of our military is only the latest example of his chronic foot-in-mouth disease.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 8, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Democrats manipulate poverty for electoral gains"</div> <div> Democrat practices prove they would rather benefit from poverty than to eliminate it.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 1, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Who is it you wish to helm the ship in turbulent times"</div> <div> Facing a storm seasons a ship's captain. Overcoming trouble builds our character.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 25, 2006 The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Racial and ethnic profiling is pure common sense"</div> <div> There's nothing underhanded or sinister about noticing and recognizing the enemy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 18, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "A boat that is moored cannot rise with the tide.</div> <div> We can't ride on top of a flood when our boat is tied to the dock.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 11, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Mastering 'spin' for fun and convenience -it's easy!</div> <div> Having some fun with word usage.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 4, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "The Pope's comment strikes at the heart of Jihad"</div> <div> 600-year-old quote prompts typical Muslim response.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 4, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "One man's apology to everyone... for everything"</div> <div> I apologize to everyone whose failures are the fault of white men.</div> <div> (Ran 8/23/06 in the Lincoln Times)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September, 27, 2006, The Lincoln Times News</div> <div> "The nonaligned movement is aligned against freedom"</div> <div> This collection of despots and dictators provides cover for tyranny.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September, 20, 2006, The Lincoln Times News</div> <div> "Bargains and prices aren't always what they appear"</div> <div> Reality checks in on discounts and pricing at the pump.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 16, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "First a failed president, now a misinformed critic of America"</div> <div> Jimmy Carter reaffirms America's overwhelming decision to throw him out of office in 1980.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 13, 2006, The Lincoln Times News</div> <div> "Deceive and conquer strategy drives animal rights"</div> <div> Animal rights activist use emotional issue of horse slaughter to further their warped agenda.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 6, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "'Separation of church and state' applies only to Christianity</div> <div> We must keep references to Christ out of the public schools at all cost. But Islam is in vogue in California classrooms with nary a lawsuit or protest from the ACLU.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 30, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Popular politics makes for great PR but poor economics"</div> <div> Politicians claim credit for compassion while thier policies hurt the people they claim will be helped.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 23, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Mea culpa: An open apology for all the wrongs of life"</div> <div> I apologize to everyone whose failures are the fault of white men.</div> <bR> <div> <I>"</I><I>This is an absolutely brilliant piece!"</I> Steve Steiner, Managing Editor, Lincoln Times-News</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 23, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Success without Sharpton"</div> <div> Black Americans can and do succeed without Al Sharpton and the modern "black leader".</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 11, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Kid meds,  joke e-mails and other thoughts"</div> <div> Some views on life and current events.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 9, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Collectivist mentality on display in Los Angeles... again"</div> <div> Imminent domain, private property rights, and the welfare mentality all in one tidy package.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 2, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Refuting the lies of the pro-abortion advocates"</div> <div> The "pro-choice" activists won't let something as simple as truth block their agenda.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 26, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "History Redux: War demands victory to ensure peace"</div> <div> To win peace in the Middle East, the purveyors of violence must be defeated.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 23, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Estate tax says: Let the punishment fit the success"</div> <div> The estate tax punishes effort and achievement.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 19, 2006, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "What lessons have we (un)learned in New Orleans?"</div> <div> Attitudes of New Orleans residents reflect the failure of the welfare state.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 1, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Run-and-hide is no way to win a war, in the past or the present"</div> <div> When should we throw in the towel and bring home the troops?</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 11, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "The reach of the law extend to Congress" </div> <div> The Speech & Debate Clause of the Constitution does not excuse congressional arrogance.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 31, 2006, Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "Comparing American priorities and a gallon of gas"</div> <div> Americans demand the necessities of life at cheap prices so they can purchase more perks and goodies.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 26, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div>       June 2006 Newsletter, Crisis Pregnancy Center of Lincoln County, NC</div> <div> "Support for RU 486 abortion pill isn't consistent with women's health"</div> <div> Feminist groups operating under the guise of women's health advocacy display their true agenda by supporting RU 486.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 4, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Things are bigger in Texas, including the alcohol rousts"</div> <div> Texas alcohol enforcement is trampling the right of private property. But it's "for our own good".</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 23, 2006, The Shelby Star</div> <div> "Mythical act of terrorism means mythical war"</div> <div> Failing to call the SUV attack at Chapel Hill an act of Islamic terrorism indicates our unwillingness to face our enemy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 12, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "How much is 300,000 acres when you control 699 million?"</div> <div> The proposed sale of 300K acres of National Forest land in real terms and numbers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 12, 2006, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Without Abramoff, Congress still a bunch of bad apples"</div> <div> The Abramoff scandal is not restricted to the GOP, nor is it the fault of lobbying as a whole.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">November 20, 2005, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Let's choose; gas prices that fluctuate or prices that leave us hamstrung"</div> <div> Market pricing ensures a supply of gasoline, and other goods, remain available.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">September 16, 2005, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Politics and panic made the gasoline situation worse in North Carolina"</div> <div> Political hysteria and public panic following Katrina drove gas prices higher than they should have been.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 7, 2005, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Palestinians want a homeland; extremists want to hang on to an enemy"</div> <div> Islamic terror organizations have a vested interest in sustaining an enemy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">June 30, 2004, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Quality of workers may vary, too"</div> <div> Wages depend on the quality of your production.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 10, 2004, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Leftist academics flunk Imperialism 101"</div> <div> Academics indoctrinate students to foster anti-America, pro-socialist sentiment.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 29, 2004, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "What will we `tolerate' next?"</div> <div> Fear of being labeled "intolerant" or "homophobic" allows homosexual agenda to gain ground.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">January 16, 2004, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Keep the spotlight on victims, not on their killers"</div> <div> Capital punishment opponents are focused on the wrong objective.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">December 3, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Democratic politicians' college `reform' plans really amount to vote-buying"</div> <div> College tuition programs are a way for huckster politicians to buy your vote.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">October 17, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "The grim truth behind `emergency contraception'"</div> <div> Abortion, regardless of reason or method, ends a life.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">August 22, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Pundits aside, war on terror makes headway"</div> <div> Signs of progress in the war against al-Qaida and Islamic terrorism.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 3, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "New taxation gimmick is sure to erode freedom in increments"</div> <div> Tax increment financing erodes property rights and allows politicians to play favorites.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May 22, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Gay men's baptism was missing one key ingredient: A renunciation of sin"</div> <div> Baptism is meaningless without repentance.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 11, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Many protesters are more anti-freedom than anti-war"</div> <div> Today's "peace" marchers are identical to those who opposed all other wars against communalism and tyranny.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 24, 2003, The Lincoln Times-News</div> <div> "The absurdity of PETA campaign"</div> <div> PETA relates the use of animals for food to the Nazi Holocaust.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February 18, 2003, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "GOP can triumph with tax cuts and adherence to the Constitution"</div> <div> Republicans would do well to govern as conservatives.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 11, 1998, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "A country with too many laws"</div> <div> A look at our bureaucratic nightmare.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">July 7, 1996, The Gaston Gazette</div> <div> "Bearing arms: The Second Amendment helps protect liberty"</div> <div> The right to bear arms is key to preserving American liberty.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id170_m.htm" TITLE="Published Credits"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>