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Last night was the much anticipated public workshop on whether or not Monticello’s water supply should be fluoridated.  Present at the worshop were the same people who had come out to speak against fluoride during the April 1, 2008 public hearing.  The first speaker presented a petition with 95 signatures on it opposed to the [...]

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Tonight Becks and I went to the City Council meeting to voice our opinions on the impending fluoridation of Monticello’s water supply.  There are arguments both for an against the fluoridation of water but I am of the belief that sufficient fluoride can be obtained through toothpaste and other natural means.   I also think that [...]

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Barack Obama lost his rock star status yesterday afternoon in Philadelphia as a result of having to address his relationship with the controversial Rev. Jeramiah Wright. Rev. Wright had been the pastor at Obama’s church, Trinity United Church of Christ, and over the years made outrageous hateful statements on a variety of topics. A recent [...]

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Today primaries were held in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont in what was being called Super Tuesday II.  First, following loses in all four states Mike Huckabee dropped out of the Republican Primary.  It was a good run for Huck and I do not think anyone thought he would be one of the last [...]

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John McCain swept the Potomac Primaries of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia last night. Huck ran a good race in Virginia and won the downstate areas that are more Southern. McCain was able to win the Tidewater with its large population of retired military, Northern Virginia and the suburbs around Richmond. As a [...]

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With Governor Mitt Romney dropping out of the Republican Presidential sweepstakes the race is now between Senator John McCain and Governor Mike Huckabee. This weekend three states held contest, Kansas, Louisiana and Washington. Huck won by a landslide in the Kansas caucus and also beat McCain in the Louisiana primary. However, he did not win [...]

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Mike Huckabee has won the first contest of Super Tuesday in West Virginia!

Huckabee 567 (52%)

Romney 521 (47%)

McCain 12 (1%)

This win is especially sweet for Huckabee considering the fact that Romney anticipated a win in the Mountain State and has campaigning in West Virginia since 2006.  I hope that Mike’s win impacts other people’s decisions at the [...]

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