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Take submachine guns from bureaucrats

Those who can, do. If the USDA/FDA have submachine guns, they will use them. We have enough problems in the world without adding unnecessary violence to USDA/FDA raids. If they need those weapons they can bring police forces with them. Having their own supply just makes it too easy to exert ...

Save our economy by abolishing the IRS, making taxation voluntary

The following plan will create millions of jobs for the unemployed. Everyone will pay their fair share of federal taxes (including the 47 percent that now pay no federal income tax) with a break for the poor and the unemployed. The rich will pay more taxes without being forced to pay more and ...

Drug, background checks should be required for adoptive parents

While everyone is focusing on whether or not homosexual couples should adopt children there is something far more critical happening that should be getting our attention. People adopting children in the United States are not required to take a background check or a drug test.That should shock ...

Bullying in our schools must be addressed now

Crime rates are rising and public schools are not as safe as they once were. Bullying has been in the news a lot lately, and as a mother of a young child, it's frightening to think about what could happen to my child because of the increase in bullying at our public schools. This is a topic ...

Officers need vehicles bullet-proof glass windows

Our nation’s police force has a history of more than 350 years. Since then, they have sworn to put their lives on the line for the safety of Americans. They have made a choice to come face-to-face with danger. The least we can do is give them the protection they deserve.In 1899, the first ...

Utah needs to make recycling a priority for many reasons

Recently moving from the coolest place to live, the Big Island of Hawaii, to Springville, was a serious culture shock. Not only for the very apparent reasons, but for differences in the way of life. Hawaii is considered a “green” state, having some “peace for the roots.”We appreciated ...