Traffic cameras provoke mixed views across towns
A reader letter responds to traffic cameras, praising their safety effects in some areas while accusing them of revenue focus in others. The writer recalls tickets in New Miami and Middletown, questions motives of officials, and urges enforcement of existing laws rather than new rules, noting cameras deter red lights and speed, yet worry about privacy and overreach.
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Balanced Views Quiz on Recent U.S. Politics
Gail Collins editors a left leaning quiz reviewing six months of political news with nine multiple choice questions. It parodies debates over the farm bill voting rights act immigration reform and other topics while noting the author and colleague Thomas Friedman.
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Why Americans hate their jobs in Gallup survey
A Gallup 2013 State of the American Workplace report finds 52 percent not engaged and 18 percent actively disengaged in their work, leaving about 30 percent engaged. Readers are invited to share views on job satisfaction, morale, and potential company actions to improve attitudes.
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Letters to the Editor Contact Instructions
Reader guidance on submitting letters to the editor and Speak Up pieces. Provides address 1611 S Main St Dayton OH 45409 and email hints for submitting editor letters and speak up posts. Includes requests for full name address and daytime phone numbers.
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Civil rights debate contrasts with modern marriage views
Kathleen Parker notes that equating gay marriage bans to Jim Crow is misleading while acknowledging the civil rights struggle remains vital. She argues sex differences are real yet skin color remains superficial, and warns against applying past eras too literally to current policy debates, including the Zimmerman trial coverage.
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Denmark builds long dedicated bike lanes for commuters
The Atlantic Cities notes Denmark has invested 1.6 million dollars to construct standardized bicycle paths linking Copenhagen to suburbs up to 14 miles away. The system aims to make bike commuting a simple option for more people by offering smooth predictable routes.
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