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'Taking from the needy and giving to the greedy'
      T he cartoon at right capsulizes the pique I feel towards those who interjected partisan politics into the scurrilous Wall Street rescue that has this country teetering on the brink of another Great Depression.
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HIGH POINTS from El Camino Real
      F olks along El Camino Real have been enjoying the nice weather we have been having since the hurricane, but it is getting time for a good rain. We usually get plenty of rain with a hurricane but this one brought us a bunch of wind. I guess we ought to be used to that since it is an election year.
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SCENE in Passing
      I n spite of Ike, life goes on. We can see and hear the sounds of local cleanup going on, daily. Saws buzz shrilly, commercial trucks are shifting gears to scoop up the debris and lawn mowers kick in with motor noises. We can be grateful that damage was no worse than it was.
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