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An open letter to Congresswoman Kosmas on health care

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You have again failed to listen to the voters of your district and chosen, in your vote Sunday night on the Health-care bill, to follow the lead of Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic Party. This health-care bill is a disaster and fiscally irresponsible for current and future generations of taxpayers. It will destroy the health care of my family and others that reside in your district and the nation as a whole.

Health-care passage a sad day for all of us

I was greatly saddened to witness the passing of President Obama’s health-care bill and by the fact that our own Suzanne Kosmas had given in and voted for it, along with the majority of the Democrats. I had hoped that I could be saying that the country owes Suzanne and other Democrats a great debt of gratitude for helping defeat one of the worst most destructive pieces of legislation ever to come out of Washington, but sadly that is not the case.

Why is this such a terrible bill? Let us count some of the ways.

Obama's health-care: Is it the right thing to do?

I have mixed emotions about President Obama's nationalized health-care plan that was approved Sunday night. There's no doubt our health-care system is broken, but having the government take it over is not the answer. Haven't we learned our lesson from all these bailouts with the banks and the auto industry? What's needed is reform -- major reform.

Let's face it: Throwing more money at the problem isn't going to make it any better. Both George W. Bush and Barack Obama are guilty of that. This health-care legislation will cost more than $960 billion over the next decade alone.

NSB's park advisory board to consider renaming a North Beach park in honor of the late Grayce Barck

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Courtesy photo. The New Smyrna Beach City Commission has asked its Parks and Recreation Advisory Park to consider naming a park in the North Beach "Grayce Barck Park" in honor of the late activist who died March 1 at the age of 82.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- City Commissioner Lynne Plaskett was the last visitor to see 82-year-old Grayce Barck before she died March 1 at the Southeast Volusia Care Center of Hospice of Volusia/Flagler.

Kosmas to host 'tele-town hall' on the health-care legislation she helped secure

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(Washington, DC) - Fresh off her vote in favor of President Obama's nationalized health-care plan, first-term Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna (FL-24), will hold a telephone town hall from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday  to discuss the issue.

Mayor Adam Barringer honored at S.E. Volusia County Golden Eagle dinner

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NSBNEWS.net photo and video by Sera Frederick. Mayor Adam Barringer was the guest of honor at the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Southeast Volusia Golden Eagle Dinner on Saturday night at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Among the Boy Scouts were 13-year-old Symian Wesley, 11-year-old James Goines and 10-year-old Xavier Boyd, all at front of the nine-member Troop and Pack 487 Allen Chapel AME Church, along with scout masters Richard Boulton and Arthur Williams. Pictured nearest in the photo is New Smyrna Beach City Commissioner Judy Reiker and her husband, Guy Mariande, an Eagle Scout. The woman in the middle of the photo is  Mary Barringer, an assistant principal at New Smyrna Beach High School and Mayor Barringer's mother who was there with her husband and the mayor's father, Ron Barringer, obscured in the photo, and Shannon Sumner, partially obscured, who is Mayor Barringer's fiancee.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Adam Barringer was the guest of honor Saturday night for the annual Golden Eagle Dinner, the fundraiser for the Southeast Volusia Boy Scouts. 

Anger: Six steps to successful management

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We all know what anger is, and we’ve all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you feel as though you’re at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion.