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Editorial: Hours long, pay is short for job of mayor (Nov. 9)

Help wanted: Progressive, beautiful, process-oriented university town on the banks of the Willamette River seeks a mayor. Must have plenty of free time and energy, considerable patience for process and an endless ability to be a cheerleader for the town. Must be comfortable with low pay (…

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Letter: Mayors of major university towns support health care reform (Nov. 9)

Our country is listening to the health care reform debate in Washington. As Congress decides the final content of the health care legislation, we want to bring you our perspective.

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Letter: Letter was wrong about interest on Social Security Trust Fund (Nov. 9)

It is both amusing and disturbing to see how often incorrect information appears in letters on this page.

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Letter: Obama's performance as president misstated in letter (Nov. 9)

In Chuck Wenstrom's Nov. 5 letter, he indicated that President Obama is still too busy running a popularity contest to be president. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Letter: A dedicated advocate for peace has passed from among us (Nov. 9)

My dad earned a hatred of war from the deaths of his friends, from being shot down and held captive in a POW camp and from watching the destruction that he had delivered through his own bomb sights. These horrors visited him in nightmares to the end of his life last month.

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Phone robots: Let’s all rebel

What this country needs - even more than a shorter baseball season so the World Series doesn't go into November - is a popular uprising against the tyranny of telephone robots.

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Letter: The effect keeps us warm (Nov. 8)

John Jones ("Letter: Sunday's carbon dioxide article was utter bunk", Letters, Nov. 1) claims that the greenhouse effect is a myth, and provides scientific-like statements to support his position.

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Letter: It's ‘promote,' not ‘provide' (Nov. 8)

This is in response to the Nov. 1 letter, "General welfare: It's in the Constitution," by Rachel Ozretich. This is the fourth in a series of opinion exchanges.

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Letter: The Empire and waste (Nov. 8)

The Sunday article "Yes, we can afford this" (Opinion, Oct. 25) was welcome and timely in that it points out for all to see that the threat of global warming is real. The magnitude of the threat is indicated by the need to reduce greenhouse emissions by 97 percent, an incredible challenge…

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Letter: It's like a sweater, see? (Nov. 8)

John Jones (Letters, Nov. 1) states that the idea of a heat-trapping blanket around the earth is a violation of thermodynamics. He is wrong. There is nothing in thermodynamics that forbids this, and, in fact, we are familiar with many examples of such a phenomenon.

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Roses ‘n' Raspberries (Nov. 6)

ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.

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Letter: Want to do some good and raise some public money? Tax soda (Nov. 6)

I support a soda tax. For years, I drank sweetened beverages all day, every day. I no longer do, and I am clearly healthier as a result. I strongly support a steep tax on soda and other sweetened beverages. It is clear that these beverages are a prime cause of obesity and diabetes, and ar…

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Letter: The $250 payment to seniors prompts a great many reactions (Nov. 6)

I agree with Gordon L. Shadle (Letters, Nov. 4) about the $250 payment to seniors. The problem is that people will confuse the issues. Some will blame Social Security, and some will blame me if I appear to be against giving money to impoverished seniors.

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Letter: Some common-sense changes by doctors would reduce lawsuits (Nov. 6)

Here are my suggestions on greatly reducing medical lawsuits:

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Letter: Obama’s star power has blinded us to his many and varied flaws (Nov. 6)

I recently read three editorials on the Ponzi scheme and ACORN law as well as Congress having a blind eye to watch what is happening to our health care.

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Editorial: Election’s lesson: It’s still about economy (Nov. 5)

Here's what we learned for sure in Tuesday's national elections: Voters still seem to be worried about the economy.

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Letter: How would we view foreign military fly-overs above Reser? (Nov. 5)

In regards to the many letters to the editor discussing the United States Armed Forces aircraft fly-overs at OSU football games:

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Letter: Support Richey's Market? That's an idea worth spreading (Nov. 5)

In response to Elizabeth Waldorf's letter, "Keep Richey's Market in business," of Oct. 22:

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Letter: Simple economics proves Social Security not like savings in a bank (Nov. 5)

In his Nov. 3 letter, "Social Security trust fund works like a solvent, viable bank," Dale Coberly criticizes Charles Nelson for not understanding banking. Well, I'm sorry to say that it is Mr. Coberly who doesn't understand banking.

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Letter: OSU's growth plan will mean dwindling livability for Corvallis (Nov. 5)

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