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So much wrong with Farm Bill

What is going on with the federal Farm Bill? It has become an enormous outlay of taxpayer dollars. Please do not misunderstand; I realize the ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:33 pm

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We have to find ways to cut spending

With all the malfeasance by several branches of the federal government being exposed lately, it seems our federal government is coming apart at the seams. ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:25 pm

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Pulpit has become a timid place

For those who question the religious origins of our country and the emphasis placed on the ideals and principles on which it was founded, perhaps ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 8:48 pm

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Majority rules, a thing of the past

Have you ever wondered what happened to the age old concept of majority rules? Of late, it has become just the opposite. The minority, which ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 7:04 pm

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Jane Moore, an inspiration to all

Many acts of kindness and compassion in Selma go practically unnoticed by most of us. Selma is blessed with a fair share of those who ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Friday, May 10, 2013 5:50 pm

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Korea’s new dictator has no sense

We are approaching the 60th anniversary of signing the Korean War Armistice ending hostilities on the Korean Peninsula on July 27, 1953. The war began ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Friday, April 12, 2013 7:45 pm

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The pulpit is no place for an agenda

President John Adams wrote, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Saturday, April 6, 2013 7:11 pm

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Sick and tired of government waste

Would you like to know how a sizable portion of your hard-earned tax dollars is being squandered? If you are like me, you are sick ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:40 pm

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America’s deficit is increasing by the second

It is time again, so sharpen up the pencils, wipe the dust from the calculator, and spread out all the deductible bills from 2012. What ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:06 pm

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Integrating units with women a bad idea

Count me from the old school, but I can’t see women serving in front line ground infantry units. According to recent polling, a substantial majority ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Friday, February 1, 2013 9:59 pm

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Dust Off crews showed much courage

Almost every aviator who served in Vietnam will tell you the most respected in the theater were the Dust Off pilots and crews. I’m not ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Friday, January 25, 2013 9:21 pm

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Never too late to pay tribute, veterans

Partnering with The Selma Times-Journal on Veterans Day for the last few years, we have paid tribute to our deceased veterans by publishing a list ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:20 pm

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Fiscal cliff deal a ticket to debtmaggedon

The devil is always in the details as with the fiscal cliff deal. Now that it is passed, we and Congress, can begin to find ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Saturday, January 5, 2013 9:40 pm

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If only we were more like Chicago

Aspiring to be like Chicago: I read an article the other day that stated Rahm Emanuel thought America should become more like Chicago. There is ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:32 pm

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Troops should leave Middle East

In my opinion, our military can hardly afford another front in the Middle East to defend and protect. For one thing, we have been in ... Read more

by James G. Smith, Saturday, November 24, 2012 4:37 pm

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