Do you think that the Pentagon wants peace? That would put most of those high-paying officers out of a job.
War is killing us! Let’s get out of Afghanistan and mind our own business!
Can you imagine the cost involved in maintaining and operating 761 U.S. military bases around the world. Whoever gave the military authority to spend all that money and for what? Is that where you want your taxes to go?
Bring all the those military personnel home along with all the machinery it took to build and maintain those bases and put all that to work rebuilding our infrastructure.
We could convert our nation from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy. It would be a lot cheaper than war and it wouldn’t be costing our own young men and women their lives nor would we be killing innocent people and devastating their countries in the process.
Money would be spent more wisely. It would be used for much needed Social Security, health care, teachers, education, workers, materials and equipment. This would give us many jobs and help pay down our national debt.
This would also reduce our politicians’ dependency on payoffs from big businesses and corporations.
Don Keefauver
Hendersonville, N.C.
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Converting to a peacetime economy would save money
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We have lots to show for our education dollars
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to Judith Weller’s latest anti-education diatribe, “The money they already have isn’t being spent wisely,” (June 3).
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Western Md. Veterans continues its mission
My name is Dan Brashear, I am the founder and director of Western Maryland Veterans.
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Maybe the cyclists and casino workers should be armed
Again, unfortunately I have to remind Don Carns Jr. of Beans Cove, Pa., on his latest repeatedly inaccurate letter published June 10 in the Cumberland Times-News (“Township is nothing like either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia”).
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Let’s all kick in $1 to help save Frostburg’s Palace Theatre
As a former resident, I have many fond memories of the Palace Theatre (“Theater wall crumbles: Palace exterior collapses, unfit for entry: officials,” June 6 Times-News, Page 1A).
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Develop the waterway
Since the debate over removing the dam started about four years ago, I have been concerned about the effect the dam removal would have on the area’s welfare.
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Living center marks national nursing assistants week
Golden Living Center will join in the celebrations honoring the hundreds of thousands of nursing assistants across the country during National Nursing Assistants Week, June 13-20.
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West Virginia, Johnny Cash, coal miners honored on stamps
While this most likely won’t fall under the category of the most earth-shattering letter to the editor you will read today, it is still big doings for those of us here at the U.S. Postal Service.
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If you build a whitewater play spot, they will come
Regarding “River Project Prospects: Experts reveal benefits, challenges at Allegany Museum” (June 7 Times-News, Page 1A):
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Let’s return common sense to education
I have always enjoyed reading Sen. Joe Manchin’s letters, mainly because of his belief in the use of common sense to solve complex problems.
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Why can’t we use the Western Maryland Station for Amtrak?
Many cities today are exploring the idea of having commuter centers as a part of smart growth planning. Such centers also have access to rail and bus transportation, parking facilities, and storage for bicycles.
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