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Time to look ahead for Juniata sports

March 12, 2010

A group of parents in Juniata County is unhappy over the school district’s decision to allow Juniata High School to withdraw from the Tri-Valley League and enter the Mountain League, and subsequently move the school from PIAA District 3 to District 6. We’re not sure what is fueling this 11th-hour effort to derail more than a year of work by the school’s athletic and academic administrations, but we think it’s time for parents to accept the reality that it’s a done deal, and move on from here. We regularly encourage parents to take a greater role in what school boards are doing, and express their views to board members. We believe that parents should be heard on issues of importance to their children. Unfortunately, the timing in this case is off. Juniata’s move to the Mountain League is neither new nor sudden — the school board voted to make that change on April 30, 200.

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Pelosi is wrong about ‘tea party’

March 12, 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wrong about the “tea party” movement. During a recent interview, Pelosi, D-Calif., claimed that the Republican Party has hijacked the movement.

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Air traffic control is serious business

March 11, 2010

Apparently one recent day seemed like a routine one to an air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport in New York City.

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This is no way to run government

March 10, 2010

Ever wonder how Washington manages to spend so much of our money so inefficiently? Here’s how:

A new warplane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is being developed for the U.S. armed forces.

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Obama wants to bulldoze safeguards

March 8, 2010

President Barack Obama made it clear Wednesday that he is ready to subvert a system of safeguards that has served Americans well for more than two centuries.

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Health care reform demands clean start

March 6, 2010

Hanging three or four ornaments on a dead piece of shrubbery does not make it a Christmas tree, even if President Barack Obama says it is. That is what the president is doing this week in announcing a “new” health care overhaul proposa.

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Do you think alleged terrorists should be granted criminal trials in U.S. civilian courts?
Yes, because they should receive the same due process as any other person charged with a crime. No, because their "alleged crimes" are actually acts of war. After Sept. 11, 2001, I can't believe people actually need to ask this question.

 
 
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