Do we ever talk about the wonderful men who were instrumental in shaping and defining this great country with their intrinsic values and principles. They are the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and many more.

"Sifting through the muck to see what is real" is a freedom our Founding Fathers included in our Constitution with great conviction.

Of all the bills that Obama and his democratically controlled Congress want, one of the worst is the cap and trade bill.

Improve services for mentally ill

Newspaper is appreciated

Re: the article “Health insurers’ profits not fat” (Oct. 26). In terms of our national health care debate, the article begs the question even further as to whether Americans require health reform to be part of our Congress’ agenda, and whether the insurance industry should lose antitrust exemptions. The “fact” health insurance profits are “not so fat,” will certainly lead to higher prices for health insurance. The question is, with accounting gambits, sweet executive compensation, corporate bonuses, consulting expenses, stockholder returns, compliance expenses, should health care be a “for-profit” enterprise?

Lookout Mountain is a place of exceptional beauty and a community with a valuable quality of life. The election this coming Tuesday has the power to determine the future of both. Some current city officials support the development of “amenities” at the expense of the character of the Mountain with its rich natural environment, quiet streets and irreplaceable tree canopy. Others have a wiser vision, one for the long term: addressing solid realities of steep slope erosion, dangerous storm water runoff, and traffic congestion on the two narrow access roads.

At a recent event "honoring" convicted felon Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney attacked President Barack Obama about how he's handling the mess his regime left behind in Afghanistan. This from a guy with the administration that basically did everything wrong! Speaking of "dithering" -- instead of finishing the job in Afghanistan, Bush/Cheney sent our military into an immoral and illegal war in Iraq, leaving only a small number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to go after the actual perpetrators of the 9/11 horror. Many generals are now saying our diversion of resources (dithering, if you will) has left the Afghanistan situation worse than ever.

Thank you for the editorial ("He who pays the piper...'' Oct. 23) on responsibility. I have been angered for months by the actions of our government.

In regard to Sen. Alexander's comments on Obama's enemies list and his frequent requests for bipartisanship.

No conclusions yet on red light cameras

City budgeting must be flexible

It is amazing to us that so many of our fellow citizens "vote" against their own personal interests. Either they don't understand what is going on or just simply ignore the facts. There has been so much vocal opposition to the concept of government involvement in personal medical decision making. Are these folks aware that insurance companies are notorious for their attempting and succeeding in denying treatment to "insureds"?

The tri-state area lost a gentle giant with the passing of Mr. William Kenneth Emerson.

In America people have always been free to believe whatever they want, to worship their own "god" or not to believe in any "god" at all. But as a nation we always, always accepted Christ and the Bible as the national standard for right and wrong.