Bipartisan measures needed for health care
      It seems the nation's broken health care system has finally reached the top of the domestic agenda, and our lawmakers need to tackle the problem in earnest. The mounting problems in health care breed cynicism, stress and even despair. Groups like AARP are fighting to make the system work for ever...
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Hunters don't need seven days a week to hunt
      Hunters already have six days to hunt. Many hunters say they choose to kill deer so their food is free from growth hormones and antibiotics. What about all the fertilizer, weed killers and chemicals people use on their lawns and plants that the deer eat?
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American Flag
      As red as a beautiful rose As white as an avalanche As blue as the heavens As great as all living things As pretty as the countryside It sways so proud in the sky I love my flag so much It is a beautiful sight That is why I love my American
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Open forts to housing for homeless veterans
      There are about 20 million U.S. military veterans ages 20-90 in the U.S.A. About 500,000 of them are homeless, and who knows how many are unemployed. Congress should consider making surplus government housing available to homeless veterans. Places like Governors Island, Fort Hancock and Fort Monm...
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Tell Corzine to leave EMT Training Fund alone
      The volunteer Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community understands this difficult economy requires serious belt tightening. Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to redirect $4 million from the Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund to the general fund, however, would only make things worse, especially o...
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