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8:45 AM Friday, June 26, 2009

I want to congratulate the 18 young men who graduated from the Butler Tech Fire Rescue Academy. It was an excellent graduation ceremony. These young men deserve it, and I wish them the best.

The sheriff’s department has done its job in cutting back, but it seems like the Hamilton City police and fire departments don’t want to do their part. The Hamilton City Police Department needs to cut back by at least 20 percent. That means reducing about 20 officers. People may not like that, but they are no different than any other business in this town. There are no jobs here. The ones that are here are cutting back.

I live in West Chester and go to church in Hamilton, way out on Main Street. I am in disbelief, every time we ride out Main Street, that the city of Hamilton would spend all that money to repave the streets but leave those terrible, bumpy bricks. Maybe they need to come to West Chester to the intersection of West Chester Road and Cincinnati-Dayton Road and see how our people not only widen the intersection, but also designate crosswalks that make it nice to cross, but also very smooth.

To the presidential bashers and all Republicans, President Barack Obama is a great president. I have lost no freedom at all. Republicans, get over it. You lost, and you’re nothing but obstructionist. You don’t care about the good of the country. All you want to do is make this administration look bad.

To the caller who said the American Medical Association is at fault for our health care needs: That caller could not be more wrong. The problem with our health care system is the insurance companies. They are the ones who dictate everything.

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Randy,
Obama doesn't want to tax healthcare benefits. It was McCain who proposed that in the campaign. Some Democrats in the Senate support it though. There version would only tax those in the upper income brackets. And yes, Bush is one aspect to blame for the economy. It did not get better on Jan. 19 and then suddenly fall again on the 20th when Obama was sworn in. Come on now...

JG
9:39 PM, 6/30/2009

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Sorry but the sheriff hasn't cut any jobs. He's moved people around but the overall number of people on the sheriff's office payroll has NOT decreased. Stop drinking the koolaid, don't believe a thing the sheriff tells you.

Miles
2:35 PM, 6/30/2009

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Obama is anything BUT a great president. People like you blamed Bush for everything for eight years. He's going to have stop blaming Bush sometime. But that's like the demoncrats it's everyone's fault not theres. He's wanting to tax your healthcare unless you are in the union or a member of congress. Obama is a cheap empty suit. And you should feel stupid for voting for him. But if the demoncrats would run a houseplant for president you would vote for him, you can't think for yourself .

Randy
7:33 AM, 6/29/2009

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Just to show how uninformed people can be. The Hamilton Police DID take concessions and saved alot of jobs. Its the fire department that are at odds with the city. No wonder Hamilton citizens have a reputation of being hillbilly's

NOBAMA
8:11 AM, 6/27/2009

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