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December 31, 2007

Discuss Monday's commentary and letters

Year-end reflections
Steve Huff
Huff, a family physician from Patrick County, is a Roanoke Times columnist.
Oh-Seven has been quite a ride;
We laughed and we cursed 'till we cried;
Let's start at the first,
Mix the best with the worst,
As opinion and whimsy collide.

Read more.

The LOST debate
Will Reisinger
Reisinger is a resident of Blacksburg and attends law school in Ohio.
There is an intense political and legal debate going on just below the surface in Washington. The controversy has to do with whether the United States should ratify a somewhat obscure international treaty, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also called the Law of the Sea Treaty -- LOST to its opponents. Surprisingly, however, the LOST debate is taking place entirely within the Republican Party (Democrats all support it) and is indicative of a fundamental debate about the future of the GOP itself.
Read more.

Monday's letters can be read here.

Comments

# 1

[December 31, 2007 4:47 PM]

BUD

Enjoyed your "reflections" Doc Huff...But your column was missing some stuff...you forgot about CHO and his cruel April blow... what 32 LIVES not enough??

# 2

[December 31, 2007 6:31 PM]

Ed S.

I thought the article was good as-is. Especially the first note regarding Pelosi.

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