Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - October 28, 2004, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Partly highs in 50s Signs point to imminent showdown with insurgents west of Baghdad SOX Iraqis gather around a burning car in AS Page Bl URG News First MES 102, NO. 258 PENNSYLVANIA OCTOBER From left Thomas Steven Alan Stephen Don Michael Charles Lester Searer and Todd SOLICITING VOT ERICA TIMES Area's state and congressional candidates answer questions KX JOHN MESSEDER Tones Staff Writer About 70 presumed voters showed up Wednesday night to hear their elected legislators and their challengers answer questions ranging from whether tourism or farming should get the most to whether same-sex riage should be allowed included US House of Dist 19 Incumbent Todd Lester B r ERICA TIMES VOTE RALLY VS. Sen. Rick spoke to toad Wednesday at the GOP office on Street Santorum shakes hands with Rita from Lower Windsor Michael and Charles Pa Dist 33 Don Pa Dist 193 Incumbent Steven Thomas and y Dist. 91 Stephen Cumberland Alan Sen Terry is running for re- but was not present for the event His Gettysburg tive assistant Charles Strayer said Tuesday Punt already had promised a commitment when he was invited to the Wednesday night forum Support for farmers formed several with most supporting continuing subsidies to preserve farmland and agree that we need to ue to fund preservation Maitland adding he has legislation that allows to buy farms The would allow townships to take development easements on purchased then sell them with the easements in place not preserving the said who raises organic crops on his 10-acre Biglerville farm I've always believed in is farmers growing high value crops making money But like several other noted developers driving up land further eroding ability to gain When asked sharer a Collar between farming and Nickol said he would give 75 cents to the main industry in the northern part of his district candidate Don Richards said mere was a to preserve the but we need to preserve the jobs earn the to buy Most of the candidates offered the greater share to although Congressman Platts said he would not out ensuring there was a need for the and the program in which it was used was we create a we rarely do away with the he in which I fully Libertarian laid several national including loss of at the door of the Federal Reserve which he said money out of long as the Federal Reserve is in farm have to he adding that when federal government it drives up of land No Child Left Behind met with support for more money from eral while two and Searer declared government intrusion and money would not solve public school problems is just an excuse to pour money into Searer mentioning surveys he claimed showed up to 45 cent of public school teachers have removed their children from public schools Same-sex marriage drew the most defined Although most supported allowing states to provide the civil legal benefits normally associated with several drew distinction between a and nage believe that marriage is a bond between one man and one said noting he voted for a constitutional ment to enforce that and decried trying to redefine marriage He said states should be allowed to define civil union they see allowing life partners to visit and share in Social and other civil benefits Maitland said he was a sor of a mamage protection act in the state legislature believe homosexuality is abnormal state should not be endorsing he adding the could provide for civil Nickol also voted for a state law defining marriage as between a man and but gays and lesbians should be treated like any other in civil matters Only one incumbent has received a flu Rep Platts said his was part of a regiment required in preparation for a recent tnp to The event was sponsored by the Adams County League of Women Gettysburg Times and and the Adams County Farm and was moderated by newscaster Fred Snyder Members of the audience sub- mitted questions on slips of to be read by Snyder Readers may contact John Messeder at 334-1131 or Howard Dean wows student audience at Gettysburg College BY MATTHEW MAJOR than people ed a Gettysburg College UBI to hear a speech by former Vermont Dr. Howard Dean on the implications Cff the 2004 presidential also a physician and front-runner for the Democratic presidential INSIDE B9 A3 jy q b u r 1 1 characterized the Nov 2 election as than four more adding that the fiscal and foreign policy decisions of the next president will have a lasting impact on the country think the stakes arc Dean emphasizing the importance of between a deeply polarized torate dunng a hotly contested election of the things that is ly lacking in this country today is civil Dean beyond the emotional content of the argument and listen to why they say what they have to Dean's speech represented the 8th annual Blavett Lecture at the lectures by people whose professional experiences provide perspectives on the American political Former speakers include G. Gordon Sen. Paul S. and Reagan Administration counselor Fred Dean spoke for about 40 utes before taking a series of tions from his the vast majority of whom were students Dean said he is backing Sen. John F the man whose emergence as the Democratic nominee began with Dean's place finish in the Iowa caucus in His lecture focused mostly on domestic issues such as health jobs and the federal deficit percent of us want the same Dean want jobs and job for our children We want some form of economic and in this country that means health Most of the bankruptcies in this country occur because of medical Dean then rattled off a list of around the world that offer He named more than a dozen speaking louder and faster with each one in a self-deprecating nod to the speech he gave after the Iowa the one widely credited with ing his decline from Democratic front-runner He went on to say the United States represents only industrialized country in the without a government Page Tims a large the Blavatt at ADVERTISE IN THE 717-334-113' Grabs Gel Them While You Can. Book Your Holiday Party Dave And Janes 717-642-5025. Send Your Memories And Photos To OV P.O. 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