Rev. Wright uproar raises concerns that will linger
We wish that Democratic Party candidate for president Sen. Barack Obama had cut all ties to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright previously — but at least he seems to have finally done so.
Wright has been Obama’s pastor for many years — a time during which the candidate has said that he did not see signs of radicalism such as those revealed about Wright during recent months. But during recent appearances, Wright has made his extremist, ridiculous views even more clear.
During a press conference in North Carolina, Obama referred to some of those views, reiterated by Wright during the past few days. “When he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS, when he suggests that (Nation of Islam leader Louis) Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century, when he equates the United States’ wartime efforts with terrorism, then there are no excuses,” Obama said.
Lights, camera, action in city neighborhoods
No one knows for sure how much video cameras and bright lights deter criminals from their activities.
But we’re pretty sure criminals do their best work in darkness and anonymity.
The Chesapeake cleanup: Large costs for small municipalitiesl
Complying with the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Initiative could cost the Montgomery $11.7 million, officials said at the borough’s Tuesday meeting.
That’s the tiny borough of Montgomery. And that’s $11.7 million.
Simple math illustrates turnpike opportunity
Do the math. The existing Act 44 funding plan pushed through the state House last year calls for $450 million a year to be generated by the turnpike to fund road and bridge repairs as well as transit needs.
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Regardless of the November election outcomes, this region will be losing some influential representation.
Congressman John Peterson, state Sen. Roger A. Madigan and state Rep. Steven W.
Failures of construction projects in Iraq troubling
Reconstruction projects undertaken in Iraq by private companies working for the U.S. government seem to have been a success, in general. But failures — including some labeled as successes — are troubling.
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District IV AA Track and Field
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