News opinion 2008-05-04 Andanh.com

Ballots for military — Disenfranchised Sat, 03 May 2008 01:22:00 EST
Thousands of men and women serving abroad in the military are going to be denied the opportunity to cast a meaningful ballot in this year's presidential election unless our civilian and military leaders decide quickly they aren't going to let that happen, again.

Letter: Angels wear leather Sat, 03 May 2008 01:22:00 EST
Recently, my wife and I were attending a sentencing in Jefferson County in a case where the victim was more like family than just friend. A group of bikers entered the courtroom, all wearing leather vests, and some wore leather chaps and handkerchiefs around their heads. I wondered what they were accused of doing.

Letter: Lab facility can be safe Sat, 03 May 2008 01:22:00 EST
With a project of the magnitude of the $451 million National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, there are bound to be questions about whether it's safe to study animal diseases near people and animals.

Letter: Distorting the facts Sat, 03 May 2008 01:23:00 EST
In response to Lynne Rathbone's letter April 25 about illegal aliens costing us:

Letter: Checkpoints don't work Sat, 03 May 2008 01:23:00 EST
Shawnee County sheriff's deputies spent a lot of officers' time and taxpayers' money recently to arrest zero drunk drivers in 27 cars stopped and inconvenienced at a DUI checkpoint ("No DUIs from checkpoints," April 27).

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