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Focus on Congress, not your neighborsMarriage is a civil, not religious, event. It's equal protection under the law. People may not like it, but it is protection guaranteed by our Constitution.  
 
Bungling bureaucrats not part of the militaryThe paper's recent reporting on Oakland VA incompetence is timely and most welcome. However, I take issue with the lead phrase in May 12 installment referring to the VA as a "military bureaucracy.  
 
Fremont nabs speeders with yellow-light trickAt Mowry Avenue and Farwell Drive in Fremont is a red-light camera. It captures more straight-through violations than any other camera in Fremont because it has a short yellow light.  
 
Buying American-made goods helps economyWhy are we awarding contracts for billions of dollars to Canada? With the high level of unemployment in this country, we all should be more conscious of buying products made in the United States.  
 
Stark helped us, and we won't forgetWhat I know best about Congressman Pete Stark is simple: In our family's hour of deepest need, he fought for us.In 1994, when my son Roman Reed broke his neck on the football field and became paralyzed from the shoulders down, the doctors gave us no hope of cure.  
 
 
 
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