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Rants

WHAT’S THE difference between North and South? In Chicago, the dead vote and elect government officials. In Grundy County, live voters elect dead government officials.

THANKS TO SEN. Corker, no pork for Tennessee, but Tennessee taxpayers can help pay for the other states that will enjoy the free meal.

MY FELLOW Americans, the time has come to cross the aisle. We’ll keep our freedom, health and money. You Obama Democrats can keep your change.

IN RESPONSE to the right-side editorial: I would gladly pay the income tax on a million bucks and not complain about doing so!

INSTEAD OF having tea parties, Republican Christians should be praying that everyone gets good-paying jobs and becomes self-sufficient.

HIXSON PIKE between Northgate Mall and Highland Plaza is full of bumps and uneven pavement. Norcross Road (a secondary road) is smooth. Please explain this.

PLEASE SET speed limits on the contestants exploding from Chester Frost on their monthly “fishing” contests. They are terrifying the fish and eroding neighboring shorelines.

IF YOUR CAR was sideswiped by a runaway buggy maybe you would be more thoughtful and put your grocery cart away in the proper place.

CHURCHES THAT claim there is no constitutional separation between church and state should start paying taxes like the rest of us.

TO THE PERSON who doesn’t know where the zoo is: Look on page 423, Chattanooga telephone book, for “Chattanooga Zoo.” Call them.

NOW THAT health care reform has passed, may I please serve as a member on Rush Limbaugh’s death panel?