This Fourth of July, Americans can hold their heads up high and be proud to be an American again, as we have a president in the White House who cares about our country and its people.
President Obama has done more good in just a few months as president than some presidents have done during an entire term.
On the home front, Obama has restored health-care insurance to children who were stripped of their coverage. He has signed the Equal Pay Act, which ensures women will be paid the same as men for comparable work. He has signed a series of stimulus bills aimed at revitalizing the economy. He has nominated a Hispanic to the U.S. Supreme Court, a woman probably more qualified than any person nominated for the post in decades.
On the world front, Obama has set a timetable for withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. He has restored America’s image in the world from that of global bully to that of global partner. He is working on repairing the relationship with Cuba, and he is working with China and Russia on trying to control the growing threat to world peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The best thing about Obama is Obama the man. If you had a chance to hear his speech at Notre Dame, you heard one of the best contemporary presidential speeches. This man is trying to heal the hate and division in our country (something each one of us should be doing). This president respects everyone regardless of their race, color, creed, national background, religion or disability. He welcomes newcomers to our land as well.
God bless America, and God bless President Obama. I say these things being neither a Democrat nor a liberal (on most issues), but as a proud American.
David Shipp
Nevada
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Our View: Victims should come first
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Beth Meeker, guest columnist: Same-sex marriage battle a quest for equal rights
I would like to take a moment to reply to guest columnist Anson Burlingame’s, “The Marriage Debate” (Globe, May 13).
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Sunday Forum: 2012 graduation speakers key on tornado, mall school and president’s visit
Editor’s note: In addition to speeches by President Barack Obama and Gov. Jay Nixon, Joplin High School’s top students addressed graduates, faculty, parents and other guests packed into the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center on the Missouri Southern State University campus. Following are the text of those speeches.
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Geoff Caldwell, guest columnist: Pack mentality takes truth as a casualty
President Obama’s Joplin graduation speech Monday showed that while there’s the political “right,” there’s also a very active “rabid” political right.
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Your View: ‘Study’ can mean anything
A few evenings ago, I watched a television program on the science of marriage.
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Our View: Support for museum
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Our View: Finding middle ground
The G-8 summit held last week in Camp David ended as expected.
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Anson Burlingame, guest columnist: Class of 2012 upholds character, hope
My oldest granddaughter was part of the class of 2012 from Joplin High School, and I attended the ceremony on Monday night.
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Scott Charton, guest columnist: 'Deadline in Disaster' film a story about storytellers
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Our View: Make voting easiser
This year’s ballot will not include a proposed constitutional amendment that photo identification be required at the polls in Missouri. Good.
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