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Breast cancer task force has rolled back progress
A government task force studying breast exams said on Nov. 16 that women should stop getting breast exams until the age of 50 and every other year after that.

No plane, not even Flight 93 'disintegrates on impact'
Americans are easily brainwashed about Sept. 11, 2001, so the controversy rolls on about a memorial for Flight 93.

'Level of hate and anger needs to come down'
Enough already. Everyone gets it that some aren't happy with the "yes" on Question 1 vote. But the level of hate and anger needs to come down.

'Trigger' another flim-flam insurers can exploit
Gordon Weil's Nov. 12 column does not fully address why most Americans consistently favor a robust public health insurance option.

'Good life' should be available for all
In his column comparing St. Luke and Karl Marx, Joseph Reisert focused on Marx' famous rejection of the notion that Christianity (or any religion) might play a positive role in creating a just society.

Altering definition of marriage was not an option
It is with dismay that I write about all the letters bemoaning the "yes" vote on the issue of gay marriage. Those who claim we are denying civil rights to a minority are mistaken.

Nov. 11 should always be called 'Armistice Day'
On May 11, 1938, Congress passed an act that made November 11 of each year a legal holiday: "a day dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'."

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