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Big-spending Congress must mend reckless ways
I can&rsquo;t believe what I am hearing. After an election that saw Congress turned upside down, its members still do not get it. 
Nancy Pelosi, outgoing speaker of the House, stated, &ldquo;extending the Bush-era tax cuts is like giving the rich a $700 billion raise.&rdquo; 
What Nancy really meant to say is &ldquo;extending the Bush-era tax breaks will prevent us (Congress) from getting our dirty little hands on $700 billion.&rdquo;
Anthony Weiner, a U.S. representative from New York, stated, &ldquo;It adds to the deficit a great deal more than we can afford.&rdquo; When did taxing people ever add to the deficit, Rep. Weiner? Your wasteful spending is what created the deficit and is now adding to the deficit. 
The new spending bill they are proposing (as of this letter) adds $1 trillion to our deficit. It will cost us $575 million per each of the nearly 2,000-page document. It includes 6,488 earmarks, and Anthony Weiner thinks extending the Bush-era tax breaks are the problem.
President Obama campaigned on ending earmarks; will he stand up against these earmarks?
We are overtaxed now. Taxes do not contribute to the deficit, spending does.
Congress, stop your reckless spending.
Anthracite museum fitting homage to mining history
I support the plan to launch an anthracite museum on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, as reported in The Times Leader.
Yes, the Luzerne County Historical Society provides anthracite history, and surviving monuments such as the Huber Breaker &ndash; surviving, but not secured for public access &ndash; demand our recognition and support.
But an anthracite center on Public Square that would draw attention to the profound impact of anthracite mining and processing upon this region, as well as all the East Coast, is in order. 
The stories of anthracite are not merely lurid, but heroic and inspiring. Let the busy public remember this.
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