SUNDAY DISPATCH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 201
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OUR OPINION
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n old adage in journalism says good stories are all the things newspaper reporters talk about and then never write about. The implication is that many times we fail to see the stories right under our noses. This came to mind last week as we at the Dispatch staff discussed the re-naming of the Pittston post office in memory of Pennsylvania State Trooper Joshua Miller who was killed in the line of duty, rescuing a young boy from his own father who had kidnapped him in 2009. (See the photo on page one and story which begins on page 3.) As we reviewed the photographs of the re-naming ceremony we talked about the amazing young woman prominent in many of them: Trooper Miller’s widow, Angela Miller. We, as do many, know her as Angie. And we at the Dispatch do feel we know her. We first met Angie Miller when we named her husband the Greater Pittston Person of the Year for 2009. Her wounds were still fresh at the reception in early 2010 at which the posthumous honor was bestowed, but she conducted herself with a quiet dignity that touched the hearts of all attending the event. She spoke with eloquence and elegance and we could not help but be impressed. As we watched all of this, we kept thinking: and she is so young. We still think of how young Angie is as she is asked over and over to step to a microphone at events such as Wednesday’s in Pittston. It cannot be easy for her, but she never shies away from what she sees as her duty to her late husband. And always, there is the same dignity, the same class we first witnessed nearly three years ago. This young mom was dealt a very difficult hand in life, but never does she talk of her own problems, of being left to raise three daughters on her own. Rather, Angie talks of her husband, what a wonderful father he was, what a wonderful husband, what a wonderful man. Well, today, we finally are saying to all what we’ve been saying so often in the Dispatch office, and that is this: What a wonderful woman Angela Miller is. She is a pillar of strength and courage and a role model for us all. We admire you, Angie.
YOUR OPINION Accuses Obama of supporting infanticide Infanticide is the murdering of babies. It is grotesque and beyond any remote acceptable human behavior. Yet how many people know President Obama was accused of supporting infanticide when he was a member of the Illinois state legislature. While an Illinois legislator, Barack Obama supported infanticide by voting against legislation that would protect babies born from botched abortions. Obama denied that this was the case and the liberal mainstream media, enamored by the prospect of a black President, essentially went along and provided cover for the would be president. In a well researched article entitled Barack Obama Admits He
Supported Infanticide, Redstate editor Erick Erickson, provided a persuasive case that despite his denials, Obama in fact supported something as horrible as infanticide when he opposed state legislation requiring doctors to provide medical care for a child born from botched abortions. A vote for Obama on November 6 is a vote for infanticide. Instead vote for Pro-Life Romney/Ryan on November 6 and help to support the protection of human life. Ada Magni West Wyoming
Says voters must consider the real issues facing America Editor, readers and fellow voters: You are about to vote in the most important election in your lifetime and in the history of our country. Please read on. Our country is in deep trouble and going downhill fast. Just some of the problems are: the economy, jobs, national debt, healthcare, crime, drugs, taxes and more. Realize this: All of the above are put there to divert our attention from the real problems, which are non-negotiable. First Abortion: Let me stop all the “What if’s” right here. Life begins at conception. This is a no-brainer. It is non-negotiable. When the sperm and egg meet, God (you remember God) breathes life into it and a human being is born. Any stopping of this life, at any time, by any means is killing and that is a mortal sin, read the fifth commandment: “Thou shall not kill”. In World War II Hitler killed 6 million Jews and Poles. Sound familiar? The Russians took over in 1945 and killed nine to fifteen million humans. Why didn’t we stop it? In World War II, 42 million people were killed. That is a lot of people. That number dear reader is how many abortions have been performed, no, committed since Roe vs. Wade in the United States alone. Our president has given and allowed to be given hundreds of millions
of dollars of our money to a national organization so they can help women get rid of a “problem”. This same president ends most of his speeches with “God bless America!” God asks: “You want me to do what? You’re killing my kids!” Abortion kills 3,600 babies each day in the United States. Think of this when you vote. Mother Theresa asks, “Who will speak for the little ones?” Same Sex Marriage: God thought so much of marriage that He made it into a Sacrament. It is the union of one (repeat one) man and one (repeat one) woman. This union is blessed and by expressing their love for each other, a child or children are born. Second: Religious Freedom: 69 percent of Americans believe that the first Amendment says: “Separation of Church and State.” You may be surprised to learn that these words do not appear in the First Amendment or anywhere else in the Constitution. What the First Amendment actually does say is this: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom See VOTERS, Page 18