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<title><![CDATA[Carr: Patrick McHenry is out of touch with N.C. district]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In our state we have seen unemployment rise rapidly, jobs lost and job creation deterred. With this and many other events and situations negatively affecting our state's citizens, our congressman, Patrick McHenry, is enjoying and utilizing the power of his congressional position.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lackey: Fischer won't represent us]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I am compelled to write this letter after the article about Anne Fischer came out the other day in the newspaper. Everything that Will Riggers stated is true. Is the truth slanderous? I don't think so!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott: N.C. legislators should have lowered taxes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[With all the CEO's and presidents of businesses we have in the North Carolina statehouse, you would think they know a thing or two about business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beall: Many deserve credit for work on Nelson case]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There are some people who deserve recognition for their hard work on the Joyce Nelson case, starting with assistant district attorneys Frank Webster and David Swanson.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patterson: ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As a voter, I challenge each reader to come up with a job description for our congressman and submit it to this newspaper. Maybe we the people can come up with an updated version after 220 years? After all, we hired these guys.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Byrd: Articles raise two questions]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I would like to comment on several articles in The News Herald in the past month.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burns: Say it often: We need more jobs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I don't see it said often enough. We need some kind of industries and jobs.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:25:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Costner: Additional fees swell utility bills]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed the charges added to your utility bills?
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:23:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Whisnant: Stand up for the unborn children]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Our children are the only legacy we leave on this earth when we leave it. Our two sons have been the greatest joy of our lives. I can't imagine my life without hearing them call me "Mom."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donato: Why couldn't we vote in election?]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I cannot believe that as a resident of Valdese I went to vote for/against the liquor referendum at early voting and I was denied the right to vote — the reason being I reside outside city limits.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McCloy: Of all the things we need: a new face on the $50]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I am so glad to hear that amidst a deepening national budget crisis, record deficits, a bitterly fought debate on health insurance reform, a recession that still hasn't eased for the vast majority of working families and two wars, our representative to Congress, Patrick McHenry, has the time to devote to such significant legislation as putting Ronald Reagan's face on a $50 bill.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alala: Nation needs meaningful health reform]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I respect Congressman Patrick McHenry and Sen.  Richard Burr for their efforts on behalf of their constituents. I, too, want health-care reform, but I want reform that is meaningful and that won't cost the taxpayers billions of dollars.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:58:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Williams: How to make school exciting]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The classroom teachers of the future will get tired of the computer, realize the health dangers of its use and will use it only on occasion.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swain: Constitution serves us well]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I suggest we need to look to Americanism, the Founding Fathers and the U.S. Constitution. It has served us well for over 200 years.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Huffman: GOP candidates should oppose free-trade deals]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Patrick McHenry, Scott Keadle and Vance Patterson will have a lot to say about taxes, guns and national defense. These are all important, but the most important pledge our representative in Washington can make is to bring jobs back to this economically depressed district.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Corkran: Republicans are truly democratic]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[If the people of North Carolina want a truly democratic legislature, elect Republicans.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:22:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simpson: Closing schools for the deaf can add new costs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[If North Carolina closed its schools for the deaf, how much more would it cost for tuition?  Dormitory fees? How  much for transportation that would be best served by air transportation bringing the children home every weekend?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:20:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hogan: 'Our fair share' shouldn't mean government goodies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I fear that we will continue to squabble over "our fair share of government programs," not ever realizing that we are just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:17:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gilleon: Citizen grateful for Public Safety officer's help]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[We often hear about it if a police officer makes a mistake or does something that all may not agree with I would like to take the time to say thank you to one who helped us recently.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Garrison: Don't pass on the right on a two-lane road]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A driver's license is a privilege, not a right! Drive carefully and don't pass on the right on a two-lane road.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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