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BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. -- One way to try to fix this country's health-care system is to ask the public for ideas and solutions, and this community will have a chance to contribute. A Community Health Care Forum is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Springs High School to discuss solutions for health-care reform in the United States. The health care forum was organized by Morgan County residents Kate Evans and Dr. Matthew Hahn. The forum is in response to President-elect Barack Obama's early December request for Americans to hold town meetings across the country to provide ideas for how to fix the health-care system, Evans said in her press release.

"In the interest of raising the discourse in this column, I would ask that all callers be 100 sure of the facts before they distort them. " -- Smithsburg "I'm watching the news, and they're talking about how people can't afford to do this or that or have their decorations up, including the towns and so forth. I wonder how much the CEOs are giving up. " -- Williamsport "This is for the person that called in and said about the First Lady wearing the red-and-black dress all the time.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Local residents will get a chance to speak their minds Sunday about the country's health-care system during a community discussion at Jumpin' Java restaurant. The discussion is part of an attempt by President-elect Barack Obama to gauge the country's feelings about the issue, according to an announcement for the event. Obama wants to hear people's ideas or thoughts on changes that need to be made in health care, according to the announcement. The purpose of the community discussion group is to draft a group submission to the "Transition Health Policy Team" regarding findings and conclusions.

Is the media truly unbiased? To the editor: You're the Democrat Party and their allies in the mainstream media... Sarah Palin's church is fire -bombed and this may have made page 39 of the back section of most newspapers. Can you imagine the outrage if this would have happened to Obama's church and it was proven that a "Timothy McVeigh" type was responsible? How much have you heard about this investigation? Gov. Blagojevich? Which party is he from? I have not seen this identified by any news story?

While the majority of Americans look forward to and celebrate a change from what history someday may deem the worst U.S. presidential administration of all times, Republican Party leaders and political strategists head back to the drawing board in search of answers to and resolutions for yet another poor showing in the most recent election cycle. With Democrats in control of both congressional houses and the presidency, Republicans must consider a shift away from polarizing political commentary and find new and innovative ways to stimulate excitement and invite more Generation "X" Republicans to additional leading roles in the party.