LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.Byline: The Register-Guard 'The mother of all ironies' In his letter of March 11, Steve Hawke laments his inability to explain to his children why same-sex couples actually kiss each other. He writes that "... there are people who find this behavior (kissing) gross and unacceptable." He concludes with the mother of all ironies by saying, "Take a look around, acceptance is doing wonderful things for mankind." Now, how do you explain that? PETER MICHAEL MANLEY Michael Norman Manley (December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 – 1980, 1989 – 1992). The second son of Jamaica's Premier Norman Manley, Michael Manley was a charismatic figure who became the leader of the Jamaican Eugene Homeless veterans need help I appreciate the March 10 letter of Eva Wickizer, which brought attention to the plight of the atomic veterans. I am trying to do the same thing for homeless and disabled veterans, whose service connections to their disabilities have not been acknowledged because their records of mental illness in the military disappeared. Wickizer mentions that the irradiated veterans are having a hard time collecting on their disability benefits because they are often told records of their exposure don't exist. For seven years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Veterans Administration told me and a crowd of advocates and representatives that my Army hospitalization records did not exist. Once I had enough advocates and representatives, the records were found. No veteran should ever believe any Veterans Administration statement about military records. Every cheated veteran has the right to ask them, "If I was not there, where was I?" The Army tried to say I didn't exist for two months. Now, with the help of my congressman, I have filed a claim with the Board of Veterans' Appeals in Washington, D.C., at which I will be represented by the Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. . I have invited several observers, including the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. , because there was a mass discrimination against a specific disability. I have many questions to ask the board about medical care and record-keeping. I will make public their answers. DON BECKETT Eugene Bush policies not sustainable Perhaps it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a , after three years of overwhelming evidence, to realize that it is an unfortunate mythology to believe that huge tax cuts and massive deficit spending Deficit spending When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing. deficit spending Expenditures that are in excess of revenues during a given period of time. are good for a sustainable economy. We've had enough time to reflect on the results and realize that our jobless recovery A jobless recovery or jobless growth is a phrase used by economists to describe the recovery from a recession which does not produce strong growth in employment. The phrase originated in the early 1990s in the United States, to describe the economic recovery at the end of may result from our lack of long-term financial responsibility. Companies make more money from tax cuts than making money the old-fashioned way, creating jobs. And it's these middle-income jobs that drive a sustainable economy. Mindless stimulation creates nothing. Deficit spending is just digging a deeper hole. Currently, the only solid spending growth is due to historically low interest rates as families borrow money on their homes. How is a family mortgaging its future sustainable? Clinton put the federal house in order, and we had a solid, sustainable recovery until Bush talked down the economy. I remember his first months, how we had to reduce taxes because of the surplus and then, as he succeeded in starting the Bush recession, he claimed he would stimulate the economy with a tax cut for the richest companies and individuals. Well, based on his three-year record, he was tragically wrong. We need to elect a responsible Democrat, one who will return us to fiscal sanity. RYAN COLLAY JOANNE DUBROW Eugene Bush isn't exploiting 9/11 The March 8 editorial titled "Images of pain" speaks harshly of President Bush's use of Sept. 11, 2001, pictures as a re-election tool. If this is the case, it is not the first time this alleged tactic has been used. Let us remember Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's use of images of the Pearl Harbor attack Pearl Harbor attack (Dec. 7, 1941) Surprise aerial attack by the Japanese on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu island, Hawaii, that precipitated U.S. entry into World War II. In the decade preceding the attack, U.S. on Dec. 7, 1944. I wonder how many families cried foul when pictures of the USS Arizona USS Arizona has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy. The first two ships predate both the territory and state of Arizona, but within the region of northern Mexico known as la Pimería Alta sinking - with hundreds of crewmen inside - were used. A picture saying a thousand words can save a lot of time and money. Now what could possibly be in those thousand words? How about eight years of White House occupation by a couple who made lying to the American people An American people may be:
abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Cole and U.S. Marine barracks bar·rack 1 tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. . Cutting our intelligence agencies and armed forces could be at the top of said words. So what does a picture of Sept. 11 mean to me? It represents the results of eight years of illustrating to American enemies how weak and immoral our leaders had become. President Bush is not exploiting the memory of Sept. 11, he is reminding us of what brought us to it. PAUL TYLER Cheshire |
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