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Published on Sunday, Jun 08, 2008
We are at a crossroads. Almost unlike any other time in our history, Americans face challenges that could determine our future for years.
There is a war in Iraq that seemingly continues without end. One candidate, John McCain, has spoken of keeping this going for the next 100 years. I want a president who will defend America without engaging in political fear-mongering.
We are a country with over 45 million uninsured people. We have become a country where people are losing their homes due to fraudulent mortgage lenders.
As a registered Republican, it pains me to see that my party has become one that puts profit before principle. We have forced far too many people to choose between medicine and food.
I want a president who will fight for the working man and woman, for once.
And as a white male, I want a president who will work to bring all Americans together no matter what our race. I want a president to unite us, not to appeal to racist bigots. America needs to ''hang together'' or our enemies will make sure we all hang separately.
Finally, I want a president who once again can make us ''a shining city on the hill'' and make me proud.
I want Barack Obama as president.
Scott Dotson
Cuyahoga Falls
Veteran returns
to fight for a job
We're the home of the free because of the brave, right? Our troops are real heroes fighting real evil in real life in lands far away. They starve, shiver, sweat and bleed, all for the red, white, and blue.
These men and women deserve the utmost respect, and we can't thank them enough for all they do.
So why is it so hard to give a returning veteran a job after he or she gets out of the service?
I spent three years on active duty as a Marine in the infantry, earned two Purple Hearts and was medically separated under honorable conditions. Yet the best job I can get after serving my country is as a fry cook at $8 per hour.
So the three years I spent training in communication, leadership qualities and diversity means nothing to these employers. And it's not like I'm applying for a job out of my league.
I'm applying to be a sales associate or an assistant manager in a small businesses. But all I'm getting is feedback from construction companies looking for door-to-door salesmen and entry-level jobs.
I can guarantee that people who were in the military work better in stressful situations, can handle a lot more work (because they are used to 70- to 80-hour work weeks), and have the best leadership qualities.
I just don't understand why we must make it so hard on them when they return home and try to get on with their lives, after all they have done for us.
Dan Malorni
Cuyahoga Falls
Hail to the chief
How could George Bush, the president of the United States, stand in front of the graduating class at the Air Force Academy and call himself their commander in chief, after he joined the Air National Guard to keep from going to Vietnam and then failed to meet his guard obligations?
James Bonner
Norton
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