Death penalty defended as constitutional by author on church views
Editorial argues the Constitution permits the death penalty and disputes liberal objections. It cites Scalia and Breyer on Eighth Amendment limits, rebuts Catholic bishops opposing Tsarnaev’s execution, and asserts traditional Church teaching supports capital punishment as just and necessary.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Associated Press
Stephen Breyer
Breyer
Charles Manson
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Tsarnaev
Boston
New York
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Augustine
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Open Season on Symbols Sparks National Debate
The Charleston tragedy is framed as a trigger for a broader clash over the Confederate Battle Flag and related symbols. Many Americans, while offended by such emblems, defend freedom of expression and insist on tolerating what they dislike, trusting in the bakeable Liberty embedded in American custom.
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Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
America
Lee
Stuart
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Filing fees in Shenandoah District GOP primary questioned
Tom Sayre reported a $250 filing fee paid to the Warren County Republican Committee to run in the Shenandoah District Supervisors primary. Ralph Rinaldi did not report his $250 fee as an expenditure, raising concerns under the Virginia Campaign Finance Act and potential penalties. The piece contrasts campaign reporting with Warren County's $102,295,602 budget for 2015–2016 and questions fiscal oversight.
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Tom Sayre
Shenandoah
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Warren County
Republican Committee
Ralph Rinaldi
Rinaldi
Middletown Independence Day Festival Planned Parade and Events
Middletown hosts a Fourth of July celebration with a 5 p.m. parade featuring 100 plus entries and dignitaries led by Grand Marshal Congresswoman Barbara Comstock. Activities include a town park program, a 6 15 p.m. Documents of Freedom presentation, a fireworks display at dusk, and performances by the band Souled Out.
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England
Barbara Comstock
House of Representatives
Sons of the American Revolution
James Wood II
Town Hall
John Adams
God
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