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Arlington Avenue in Charleston is probably the shortest street in America -- just two blocks long. It was a wonderful place for young children when I went to Taft School in Mrs. Newhouse's and Mrs. Thompson's classes. We would roller-skate and ride bikes in the trafficless street. I am so grieved for the children who lost their lives in such a child-friendly spot on this Earth.

Ask not what I can do for my country, ask what my country can do for me. Seems like the Obama administration today, opposite of what Kennedy said 50 years ago.

Hey, what's the deal with all these law enforcement officers texting while driving? I was coming down MacCorkle and I saw two deputy sheriffs texting while they were driving. If the general public shouldn't do it, neither should the law enforcement officers.

The news needs to get on something besides this house fire and that shooting of Trayvon whatever his name is. Same old thing over and over and over. Get off the track. Get on something else.

The House of Representatives has sent 30 bipartisan bills to the Senate, to no avail. Those policies, if voted on, could help West Virginia. Sen. Rockefeller, why are you not showing an interest in getting those voted up or down?

I'm a landlord, and I rented through HUD for 10 years. There had to be a smoke detector in every room, a carbon monoxide detector. I find it hard to believe that HUD approved this house.

The rich oil companies keep getting their subsidies year after year, and the fledgling wind farms are going to lose theirs. Ask us who's in power.

Is there any ordinance or law for recalling a Charleston city councilman? He only works for business, not the residents, and they made a mistake and voted him in office.

I saw in the paper where Cheney just had a heart transplant; now if George W. Bush could just get a brain transplant.

America has never been a Christian nation, yet a nation greatly blessed by its transforming influence. It's easy to see what is happening as we lose it.

How do obese people let themselves get that way? It doesn't happen overnight. At some point you'd think, "Hey, I've got to stop eating so much."

The family court system of Kanawha County is a disgrace. Please get rid of the judges that don't do their job.

Leonard Pitts' column in Sunday's paper gave me shudders, goose bumps and tears. Regardless of who or what Mr. Zimmerman may be, apparently he shot an unarmed teen who was running away from him.

I'll never be a Tweeter or a Facebooker.

Don't be lured in by Republicans and their cries of the Keystone pipeline and America's oil's going to save the United States from economic disaster. It's a falsehood. That's Exxon's oil. That's BP's oil. There's no such thing as America's oil, and it will be sold and based on the same price as whatever OPEC is charging.

I suppose if West Virginia ever adopts a state dog, it's going to be a Rottweiler or a pit bull. That's the mentality of you people. There are cheaper ways to get rid of a cat than feeding a Rottweiler.

I pray that the Lord is taking care of the victims of the fire in Charleston. I just get so upset when I realize that all the fathers, the family and friends could have prevented all this with two or three fire and smoke detectors which would probably cost $10 total.

So, the Bible is never wrong, huh? I suppose you've drank poison, handled poison serpents and stoned an adulteress today.

To the caller who said they found a receipt listing things bought with food stamps from a convenience store: Energy drinks nor fountain drinks can be purchased using a food stamp card.

When you hear the Republicans complain about the cost of ObamaCare, just remember that the Medicare prescription drug plan promoted by G.W. Bush cost $7 trillion.

The headline "High water causes accidents in Kanawha" in Sunday's paper was wrong. It is not high water that causes accidents; it is the irresponsible drivers around here who cause accidents.