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Today's Opinions

  • Letters 09/19/12

    What’s the rush?

        If the current superintendent of schools is as qualified and well suited for the job as is needed, then ask yourself this question--”What’s the rush to renew his contract before the election?” 
        Why do certain members of the school board seem intent on doing the contract vote when two districts are currently represented by appointed members and not by persons voted on by the taxpayers of their districts? 

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  • Debt, doubt, and decline doesn’t have to be the status quo

    By Congressman Robert Hurt

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  • Protecting our citizens at home and abroad

    This past week Americans from across the nation joined together to mark the eleventh anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks on our nation. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost in moments of flagrant injustice and mass destruction that day. While Americans here at home spent this somber anniversary reflecting on the tragedy, anti-American violence was spreading abroad.

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  • Medicare Part D open enrollment set to begin in October

    By Rev. Geoff Hubbard, Chair
    Board of Directors
    Bedford Parish Nurse Ministry

        The Bedford Parish Nurse Ministry would like to remind all seniors that open enrollment for Medicare Part D will begin on Monday October 15 and end on Friday December 7.

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  • Don’t be scammed

    By Sheriff Mike Brown

        As economic times get tougher for so many, there are always those who find creative ways to steal your money. Bedford County Sheriff’s Investigators have been receiving numerous reports about scams plaguing our county. Please protect yourself and your loved ones. Don’t fall prey to these online and in-person scam artists:

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  • What you need to know about fire extinguishers

    By Marci L. Stone, MBA, EFO
    Deputy Chief
    Bedford County Department of Fire & Rescue

        Last week’s article from Bedford County Fire & Rescue was about preventing cooking fires in the home. In that article we recommended that if you do not already have fire extinguishers in your home that you go out and purchase some. 

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  • Campaign dynamics bad for Romney

    Every now and then it’s very enjoyable to stop, pat yourself on the back and reflect upon just how correct you’ve been all along.
        I don’t know how often that happens for the other columnist on this page, but here at “The Agenda,” if you will, it’s not an unknown feeling.

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  • 2016: Obama’s America


        I haven’t seen this documentary yet, as of this writing, but I plan to do it over the weekend. By “over the weekend” I mean the one that, from the perspective of those reading this column, has just passed. I always write my rants during the week before publication so that Tom, the editor, has time to read them.

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