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Obama's power grab pushing the country away from what Founding Fathers established for democracy

Far more than any president in my lifetime, Barack Obama has used the executive order to bypass or contravene the legislative authority of Congress.

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Party Lines political notebook: State Rep. Hukill welcomes lieutenant governor to Volusia County for economic summit

PORT ORANGE -- State Rep. Dorothy L. Hukill, R-Port Orange, whose district includes Southeast Volusia, welcomed Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp to
Volusia County for the inaugural Volusia Economic Development Summit.

The Sept. 30 Summit, hosted by Hukill, brought together state and local policy makers, economic development experts, and community business leaders to explore ways to expand Volusia's economy.

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Countdown for final space shuttle missions

Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflett / Space shuttle Endeavor awaits its final launch scheduled for Monday at Cape Canaveral.

Grade: A

The countdown is on for Monday’s 8:56 a.m. EDT liftoff of the space shuttle Endeavor. In one of the most expensive, but rewarding undertakings our government has ever directed, the space shuttle program is first class as it winds down to its final missions.

After Endeavor, space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off for the final time on June 28.

Of all the shuttle launches, though the two that stand out are the tragic ones. Challenger blew up just 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board, and on Feb. 3, 2003, Columbia disintegrated during re-entry, killing its crew of seven.

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Always Right Sally Gillies Barackonomics causes Barackalypse After Standard & Poor’s downgraded America’s credit rating from AAA to AA+ it was only a matter of time before markets around the world responded with deep drops. The Dow lost more than 634... Read More...	Modest Proposals Gerry Tatham Ode to the hypocrisy of conservatives in Congress Allow no deity before The Lord: all else must thou deplore (Beware the false god like the pox: Ruperts, rupees, gilt-edged stocks); Read More...	Always Right Sally Gillies Enough of the deficit squabbling in Washington All the elected officials, aides, politicians, czars, lobbyists, and janitors in Washington can’t seem to come up with a solution to our so-called “debt crisis.” It isn’t... Read More...
Musings Darlene Vann Saying goodbye to space shuttle; concerned about jobs for NASA families As we say goodbye to the last shuttle launch with Atlantis, it seems like just yesterday that we started launching men into space. Back then as the Apollo missions returned to earth, we watched... Read More...	Slice of Life Jeanette DiCara Space shuttle Atlantis seen from Edgewater a welcome sight I took a photo of the last space shuttle launch from my back yard and watched my family viewing it climb into the heavens with awe, waiting for the usual rumble sound. Since my youth, I have been... Read More...	Modest Proposals Gerry Tatham Independence Day: Count your freedoms Independence Day is especially significant this year as we wave yet another farewell to the freedoms guaranteed in its original promise. No longer a government of, by or for the people, we have a... Read More...
The Guidepost Stan Escudero Fourth of July troubled politically This year we celebrate once again the anniversary of our declaration of independence from the British Empire. 2011 is the 235th time we have marked July 4th and on Monday, as we mark it again we... Read More...	Modest Proposals Gerry Tatham Great Scott: Govern your own sex life; not those of women It occurs to me that Governor Scott must be experiencing such traumatic doubts about his masculinity that he has to prove himself virile by bullying women. Read More...	Musings Darlene Vann Heartsick over drowning of 1-year-old Deltona boy and the five other little ones before him this year in Volusia County I am heartsick and outraged that another innocent child has drowned in a family swimming pool! Where were the parents? Read More...

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