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Our Perspective
... Fining panhandlers doesn't
help poor
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 Since
ancient times beggars and panhandlers have been placed at
the bottom of any social class system.
So poor they are forced to the streets, all dignity left
behind. Begging is their livelihood.
Every town and city has them. From New York City to Washington,
D.C., to our little town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains,
panhandlers are out there.
Some people reach out to give a helping hand. Homeless shelters
open their doors and passers by generously give up their
spare change.
And they are tolerated, for the most part.
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| Bathroom scale doesn't hold meaning of
life |
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and so many variations
of pies, oh, the meals of the holidays. Going back home for
Winter Break was like going to a feast.
After a few months of the same ole’ Boone food, home
cooking was heaven-sent. There was only one thing that could
spoil the fun--the most dreaded invention made by man--the
ever truthful bathroom scale.
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| Ignorance lends to anti-Semitic controversy |
Christians are not the only ones who have become impassioned
over Mel Gibson’s film, “The Passion of the Christ,”
coming to theaters Feb. 25.
News headlines for months have been littered with complaints
by members of the Jewish community, who label the film as
anti-Semitic and claim it will only help to deteriorate relations
between themselves and those who have cast their votes with
Christianity.
If Gibson had been looking to make the film as controversial
as the person on whom it is based, he succeeded.
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