The last time we had $3.00 gasoline, tomatoes (medium to large) @ about $1.00 each, some onions even at $.75 each, good steak or roast from $6.99 to $9.99 per pound, and hamburger @ $3.00 per pound, green beans at about $4.00 for a pot full, and service technicians at $65.00 per hour, at least retired people on a fixed income after retirement could eat some dog and cat food to survive.

Dear Lynn,
Where do we stand on House Resolution 563: Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act?

It's unbelievable what lazy thieves will do to their fellow man.

http://www.kgw.com/video/video-index.html?nvid=14233

From today's New York Times:

6 Arrested in Plot to Attack Fort Dix

G'Day my fellow Citizen bloggers.

It's been a couple of weeks since our de'tent, but I see the gravitational pull back to the standard partisan nature of all arguments here. It is a partisan attempt to turn all issues into a red vs blue or democrat vs republican view. the democratic and especially republican parties are so fractured with widely differing views these days, it's hard for me to see how one can frame the "big issues of the day" into right vs left. I'll sign off by saying this: Those that feel we must perpetually stay in Iraq to avoid paying the price later do not realize we are paying right now.

Yesterday, this very fine young man came in to see me. He is in the Army infantry and he spoke concisely and clearly, sprinkling his comments with "yes sir" or "no sir", in just the right amount. Although he was but a very young man, he showed maturity far beyond that of today's youth whose goals seem to be more concerned with the number of new ringtones that they have on their new cell phone. Needless to say, I was immediately fond of him.

Having left another organization in disgust this past year, I found I had some time on my hand. So one Saturday, I took my family to the High School for the annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast.

It is time we figured out who we want to win in Iraq. Us for sure but I'm having trouble deciding who else? In this case it is hard to see who it is in Iraq that we will have won from.

More than 200 cancer survivors as young as 3 and as old as 91 participated in the Survivor's Walk Friday night to kickoff the 2007 Relay for Life event. More than $500,000 was raised to benefit the American Cancer Society and local programs for cancer victims.

past the little old lady's house that had car with flat tire in driveway, and no one offered to help - shame on you. Guess you were in too big of a hurry to get to church!

Having to commute to and from the northside daily, I have found myself paying much more attention to bumper stickers at a much higher frequency. I believe it was Friday when at a light the vehicle in front of me had several, one of which I'd like to share: "Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun".

The above story really gives us some in-depth pictures of the real world.

Regards,
Mainak Mazumder

LOST Black Pug in area of Banks Road and Hwy 54. 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning 5/6/2007
Smokemont Subdivision. She disappeared from our yard while we were outside with her and our other dog.

Please view this video reminder.

Heads up - rumor has it Delta Air Lines will perform a FLY BY tonight with their RELAY FOR LIFE LIVERY(pink)aircraft - schedule for around 7 PM at Kiwanis Park - This should be pretty awesome to witness.

I absolutely agree with Jeff Carter who has called The Citizen one of the finest local papers he's read. That is why I'm always dissappointed when they stick cartoons in issues, such as the 4 May PTC Citizen, that aren't even fit for tabloids.

I AM TRYING TO GET THE SCORE FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAME BETWEEN WHITEWATER AND STARR'S MILL. ANY DETAIL WOULD HELP.

Didn't you just have to love the coincidental pop-up of information that the FCBOE wanted a 50-acre site for an elementary and middle school in the West Village? Oh problem solved! Yeah right.

Can I believe what I recently read where the construction of two new cart path bridges are being held up in order to do an air quality impact study? What makes sense here?

Westmoreland says no to Thought Police

I am a manager for a few country acts out of Nashville. I recently tried to contact The Fred in Peachtree City about booking some of our acts.

If there are guns and ammunition available, and they will be forever, then anybody that wants one will have one. I have three---rusting.