
- Illustration by S. Kelly
Hometown News, the local paper I receive in North Brevard County reported recently that “Brevard County state legislators strongly favor creating a law in Florida similar to the Arizona law that would authorize police to verify the status of anyone who might be in the country illegally.” The following is my Letter the the Editor I submitted in response:
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I like to be an informed member of the voting public. I like to read up on what candidates are proposing. I just read Rick Scott’s proposals and had some horrific vision of a statewide collapse. Just to recap what Rick Scott is proposing to do as Governor of Florida:

- Reduce government spending, as if we could cut anything more. We are… Read More
The more editorial content regarding President Obama I read, whether it be letters to the editor, columns or articles in various publications, I can’t help but see a disturbing disconnect. That disconnect is between what Obama is said to be for (Socialism, making us all poor, being evil, etc…) and what he actually has done. In other words, a disconnect with reality.

- Licensed under Creative Commons by Barack Obama
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District 3 County Commissioner Trudie Infantini thinks only people who visit the beaches or boat ramps in Brevard County should pay for them. To me this shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the governing body to which she was elected. We pay our taxes together so that we can provide the community with several services and benefits, one of which is access to the natural beauty for which Brevard County is famous.
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Joe Wurzelbacher, you know, Joe The Plumber, has mentioned he may consider running for Congress in 2010 for his state of Ohio. I’m sure it’s just a sideways comment meant partially in jest. But Joe, maybe you should think about this for a second. I mean it took nothing more than 24 hours for people to find the following about you:
- You aren’t a licensed plumber (ie: you either aren’t a plumber at all or are operating
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