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Step up and do your part to help GOP take over in 2012

Barring cataclysms such as war nations, especially great nations, do not collapse overnight. Nations fall bit by painful bit, over many years, sometimes in such tiny slices that their own citizens...

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Chamber president to address SE Volusia GOP club

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Robert Lott, president of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, board member of Bert Fish Medical Center and owner of the Observer weekly newspaper, will be the guest speaker of the the Republican Club of Southeast Volusia County on Feb. 12.

The 11:15 a.m.Monday, Feb. 12 meeting will be at Smyrna Yacht Club, 1201 S. Riverside Dr., New Smyrna Beach. A buffet lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.

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Tea Party genteel compared to other group

Occupy Wall Street protestors a rowdy bunch
Grade: D-
As patriotic Americans gathered at rallies across the country during 2009, 2010 and well into 2011, not one ticket was issued to any Tea Party gathering. They applied and paid for permits and complied with all local requirements. No one was arrested.

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Politics and Policies Ellen Darden In defense of those who serve the public NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I want to offer something that is rare in these contentious times: praise for and thanks to those who serve the public and community. This particular message of thanks... Read More...	American Patriot Michael Visconti If we could read the first lady's mind, this is what she would be thinking EDGEWATER -- If we could read First Lady Michelle Obama's mind, this would probably be what she is thinking: "Please! Please! Vote for my Husband! "When he is re-elected I will be... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden How is it many today have become ignorant of our founding principles? “A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned... Read More...
Tax Reform Ed Connor Enough of the fuzzy math with Volusia ECHO land purchases Dear Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno: Thank you for allowing public discourse on the recent ECHO grants given by the county for land purchases. As I stated at the hearing, Volusia Tax... Read More...	Musings Darlene Vann Freedom of speech, really? EDGEWATER -- I read where Congress has passed and the president has signed bill HR-347, the Anti-Occupy Law, empowering federal agents to arrest and bring criminal felony charges against citizens... Read More...	Musings Darlene Vann If cloning sheep wasn't enough, try hamburger -- gross Alright, it’s official now as far as I am concerned. The world has gone nuts. I read where someone is now starting to clone hamburger. Read More...
Always Right Sally Gillies Congrats to kindred spirit on award-winning blogs Congratulations to Peter Mallory, my fellow writer and colleague at NSBNEWS.net, on being named an award-winning blogger for 2011 by the Florida Press Club. Read More...	Always Right Sally Gillies Herman Cain the man for GOP presidential nomination ORMOND BEACH -- The old media has jumped all over Herman Cain’s alleged misbehavior 15 years ago when he was president of the National Restaurant Association. Funny they waited almost a year until... Read More...	American Patriot Michael Visconti We should always say 'thank you' to our veterans EDGEWATER -- After 66 years on May 29ht 2004 President George W. Bush officially dedicated the World War II Monument in Washington D.C. to honor what Tom Brokaw called the Greatest Generation:... Read More...

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