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America’s growing nest; time for some to fly out Roswell Daily Record
Flying never happens until the bird leaves the nest. President Johnson's Great Society is just over 50 years old. During this very long period America's great society nest has become huge and yet crowded. President L yndon Johnson declared war on poverty in January 1964. He then needed a poster child for his new campaign and chose my hometown — Inez, Kentucky. The famous TIME Magazine picture of Tom Fletcher and his family sitting on a porch with the president happened about two miles from my boyhood home. Life changed for America in many ways in the sixties. The Civil Rights act was vital and was an important piece of Johnson's
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that are being perpetuated by a progressive drive from Washington to our public schools. As John Zmirak summarized for The Blaze, liberals have convinced Americans that these five historical lies are historical truths about our people and republic: “1. (America) was founded on conquest and genocide aimed at the Indians. “2. It built its wealth on the backs of African slaves, and is essentially white supremacist. “3. It expanded by unjustly stealing land from its neighbor Mexico. “4. It is consistently imperialist and aggressive toward other countries. “5. It is dominated by an unjust and exploitative capitalist system that harms the poor.” Dinesh summarizes the state of affairs well in the movie: “The American dream is shrinking because some of our leaders want it to shrink. Decline, in other words, has become a policy objective. And if this decline continues at the current pace, America as we know it will cease to exist. In effect, we will have committed national suicide.”
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Black-and-white stripes are the new orange
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff says he's trading his inmates' orange jumpsuits for black-and-white stripes, in part due to pop culture. Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel tells The Saginaw News that all-orange jumpsuits are increasingly viewed as fashionable, especially because they're seen on popular TV shows such as the Netflix smash hit "Orange Is the New Black." Federspiel says "some people think it's cool to look like an inmate of the Saginaw County Jail ... wearing all orange jumpsuits out at the mall or in public." He says inmates sometimes work in public, and he doesn't want there to be any confusion. The jailhouse fashions come relatively cheap. The sheriff says the jumpsuits, which last for about two to three years, cost $11.73 apiece.
Naked thieves take burgers from SW Fla. eatery
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into an eatery "dumb, dumber and dumbest." Waitress Nancy Sansevieri was still laughing after police released surveillance video Wednesday showing the college-aged
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war. Helping kids go to college was a crucial investment in America's future. In reality at face value it's hard to knock most of the programs that have become permanent American fixtures. Most of us know someone that has used Medicare, Medicaid, federal college help, food stamps, Head Start, Women and Infant Children and much, much more.
Some might think that America or the world is too unstable for the type forward-thinking of visionary leadership that ushered in missions to reach for the stars. I would completely disagree. Actually, there's no better time than now — in the midst of a pessimistic, war -torn era — to call and challenge the American people to the next level. Remember, when Kennedy called our nation onward and upward to the moon, the Cold War was happening, and the U.S. was flailing behind the space advances of the Soviet Union. Maybe it's time again for leaders who have a bigger picture and can raise our vision beyond survival and management. Or to put it how Armstrong once said it: “Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.” Follow Chuck Norris through his official social media sites, on Twitter @chucknorris and Facebook's “Official Chuck Norris Page.” He blogs at http://chucknorrisnews.bl ogspot.com. To find out more about Chuck Norris and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at creators.com.
With any thought whatsoever we know that many of Johnson's programs have been lifesavers for millions of Americans. The problem is how far do we go and for how long? Threefourths of our national budget goes to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and defense. I realize Johnson didn't start Social Security or our defense program. However, his administration produced about forty new programs and most of them in some form are still in existence. Government programs seldom go away. They just get bigger and need more and more money. I am all for helping people who really need it and are trying. However, there has to be a cut-off time. Federal handouts can't go
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Dear Editor: In r esponse to Keith Bell’s cartoon in the Roswell Daily Recor d (7/18), we, the “rescuers” care for all of the vulnerable, whether children or animals. If you check with the court Appointed Special Advocates for children (CASA), the dogs that go to court with the children help them to keep strong and calm after their abuse and neglect by people. Many of the dogs that come from Canine Companions, which gives many dogs to children and people with disabilities, are rescues. Ask any family if the animals in their home ar e members of their family who keep their children protected and help them feel safe. Many of their animals, be it cat or dog are rescues. Many of the boxers that I rehome that are rescued fr om our shelter in Roswell, have br ought unconditional love and happiness to families, and many, many children. Many of the animals we r escue ar e abused and neglected. They were the first line of defense
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on for a lifetime unless someone is truly disabled. A lifetime of welfare is personal and national debilitation. One big problem is that all of The Great Society programs are enrolling more and more people. In millions of cases people hang on to their government support for as long as possible. More people require more federal budget dollars. These dollars come from the taxes of the American people. America is broke and going deeper and deeper into debt to keep our current programs going. The safety net programs of The Great Society era must only be safety nets with a cut off time. Millions should not be allowed to live in these safety programs for-
from the abuser in the family. They gave the family the time to leave or obtain help before the abuser moved into the home to attack them. Yes, we rescue and are advocates for the animals. We are very public now due to the mayor’s unr elenting oner ous rules, obligations, unreasonable time frames for us to save the animals, unreasonable demands to outside rescue agencies and Roswell is now killing animals by the hundreds every month. He refuses to meet with us so we have no choice but to show the public what is happening using ads, protests, and letters like this. T o Mr. Bell, we say, “You should spend your time responding to political events and not to ads that are placed in this newspaper. We also pray the caricatures of the children in your cartoon with their names and ages were not seen by the families that were devastated by the tragedy of losing a child. Seeing that cartoon would devastate them again. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
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ever. Whether it's one, two or even three years there must be a cut-off time when the government says no more. There comes a time that every family must insist that every abled child financially care for himself. I firmly believe we must help every child succeed. This involves a major investment of our time and resources. Education and/or some type of training are vital to all. However, the time comes and it's painful but children have to leave the nest. If they do not they will never learn how to fly and survive. Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and author.
Jo McInerney Roswell
Dear Editor, Texting law? When retur ning from Walmart southbound on Main, I was behind a vehicle that kept slowing then speeding and abruptly stopped 100 feet befor e Berr endo at a green light. Farther down the road she stopped 30 feet short of the red light at Mescalero still texting! Later, back on Main at College, I was next to a police service aide who was also texting, then at Fifth and Main I was next to a police of ficer who was on his cell phone and operating his computer! The police for ce is doing a fine job busting persons with drug paraphernalia, while our cars are burning, our houses ar e r obbed, and our neighbors are shot and killed! How many more laws ar e ther e that the Roswell police do not have to enforce? Oh! Give them their raise! Wait! Someone just made a left tur n at Second and Richardson in fr ont of
the police station! (Relax. It was a police officer!) Jim Scott Roswell
Dear editor, I just want to share my opinion of Roswell Daily Record. My carrier, (Erin) is almost always on time, and puts my paper on fr ont por ch to make it easily accessible to me. She gives a friendly wave to me each mor ning. I don't subscribe for crosswor d puzzles or spell check every word printed. If I only wanted them (the crosswords) and was unhappy with local paper, I'd get the Wall Street Journal delivered to my home. Sadly, some folks just aren't happy unless they find something to complain about. As for me, just keep on reporting the news, keep the cartoons, editorials, etc. Thanks. A happy subscriber. Terry Turner Roswell Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the letter by Patricia A. Duncan that was published Thursday.
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men — two naked and one clad in underwear — stealing 60 hamburgers from Doc's Beach House in Bonita Beach. Police say the men broke in early Sunday and left a trail of red peppers on the beach. Doc's general manager Lou Bangert told the News-Press of Fort Myers that he's never witnessed such a crime in the restaurant's 27-year history. Thieves have broken in and taken money from the cash register, but he says no one has ever slammed through a door completely naked looking for beef.
Man run over by own truck during road rage
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver's window. It happened Tuesday evening in Gainesville, Florida. The Gainesville Sun reports 48-year -old Joseph Carl had been drinking and drove into a vehicle stopped at a red light. He got out of his truck without putting it in park and began banging on the window of a woman's car. When the frightened woman drove away, there was nothing holding his truck in place.
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