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One-Minute Editorial Our president, and his friends in Congress, ore going to scare your pants off. Soon he will ask Congress for another $100 million to replace military equipment and to contin ue the fight in Iraq. To get it he will convince you Social Security is on its last legs and people by the thousands will be thrown pen niless into the streets. “There’s a Social Security crisis,” he will say, “and we’ve got to reform it now.” The people who know say there is no crisis in Social Security and if we do absolutely nothing, the benefits will be there until the middle of this century. The real reason for reform is so President Bqsh will be able to raise your taxes through the back door. You will be told the only salva tion for the system is to raise your withholding tax a couple of per cent points, and they will shame you into agreeing it’s a small cost to preserve your retirement. Remember, a small percentage makes a ton of money when it comes from every working per son in the United States. Think about what one percentage points means on your house mortgage. Why would the president do this? Well, remember the $100 million he needs for the war and under stand the only place he can get it is out of your pocket. There ain’t no free lunch. Every dollar you sacrifice to help Social Security is not put into a special trust fund but goes into the general fund to support things like the war, pay ments to Halliburton and to refin ish a bowling alley floor in Maine. Now the Bush administration will tell you that taking your Social Security money is just like bor rowing it. What they won’t tell you is that we’re in debt over $730 trillion and neither they, or the hardworking people in the country, just like you, have a prayer of paying it back. Have you ever tried to spend your way out of debt? The president is going to try to tax-cut his way out. The extra money you will be asked to give to “save” Social Security will never see a “lock box.” Of course, after it’s spent they will be free to ask for anoth er tax increase down the road to help “save” again the already saved Social Security. All this is not too hard to under stand. Your government knows, as a good citizen, you won’t give what they are trying to do a sec ond thought. In fact they are counting on it! Bell Presents Organ Recital on Jan. 30 Dr. Joby Bell will present an organ recital at First Presbyterian Church , of Statesville Sunday, Jan. 30, at 3 < p.m. A native of Statesville, Dr. Bell has received degrees from the North Carolina School of the Arts, Appalachian State University, and Rice University. He has presented concerts in this country and has ; appeared in Paris and London, with tours throughout Scotland, ' Romania, and Hungary. In July 2005 he will play a solo recital on the Summer Festival series at the Washington National Cathedral. Currently, he is on leave from his duties as organist for the First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Tex., and vocal coach/accompanist , at Houston Baptist University. • During the 2004-2005 academic year, he is serving as visiting assis tant professor in the Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University, where he is fulfilling teaching duties in organ, sacred music and music theory for Brian Bailey, who is on leave for post doctoral studies. Dr. Bell will perform works by Guilmant, Bach, Dupre, Jongen and Boellmann. He will also per form the Toccata from the work In Mystery and Wonder commis sioned by the Casavant Freres organ company in honor of their 125th anniversary of building fine pipe organs. First Presbyterian’s pipe organ is the oldest Casavant in North Carolina, Admission is free, with a reception to follow. A retiring offering will be taken to benefit the organ fund. ij( *r\ n The Week in Review UJS. Military deaths- in Iraq now number 1,371. Wounded-10,502. Our kids grow fatter-and physi cal education experts say P.E. classes are poorly run in the schools and there’s little accounta bility for the teachers who teach the classes. Militants in Ramallah-the West Bank, will face Palestinian securi ty forces unless attacks on Israelis are stopped, Palestinian leader Mahmound Abbas said. In Thailand-some of the people are afraid to go near the beach after dark. They believe restless spirits of tsunami victims are haunting the streets. A Catholic archbishop-was kid napped by insurgents in Iraq. He was later released unharmed. To protect people ages 11-55-the Food and Drug Administration approved a French company’s vac cine Menactra they believe will protect against A,C, and W-135 strains of meningitis disease. Jeffery McDonald-the Army doc tor convicted 25 years ago for killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters, is requesting a parole. He still claims he is innocent. Tsunami deaths- for the 11 coun tries will probably go over 221,000. Officials fear over 30 percent of the aid money could be stolen. London-was shocked when British newspapers published pictures of British soldiers mistreating Iraqi prisoners. Prime Minister Tony Blair said the photographs were “shocking and appalling.” In Sao Paulo, Brazil-a federal prosecutor has ordered courts across the country to perform gay marriages. Cuba charged-the U.S. with lying about the treatment of pris oners at Guantanamo Bay saying torture and cruelty occur daily at the camp. Family of-a 7-year-old girl New Jersey girl, paralyzed in a car wreck caused by a drunken foot ball fan, was awarded $75 million in punitive damages by a jury. Earlier, the family was awarded $60 million in compensatory damages. A judge in Florida-upheld a fed eral law that allows states to ban same-sex marriages. A Senate committee-voted 16-2 for the nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. Cancer takes top place-over heart disease, making it the leading killer in the U.S. of Americans under 85. N.C. insurance regulators-are asking 1,400 insurance providers and 4,000 licensed brokers to cer tify, in writing, that they have not engaged in bid rigging or price fixing. Delta Air Lines-reported a $5.2 billion loss in 2004. This is the largest loss ever reported by a U.S. carrier. A baby boy-bom in Beijing made China's population 1.3 billion. Australia-pledged $815 million in relief for tsunami victims, more than twice the U.S. pledge of $350 million. China pledged $60 million. George W. Bush-was sworn in for a second term as president of the United States. Johnny Carson-NBC’s host on ‘The Tonight Show” for 30 years, died of emphysema in his home in Malibu. He was 79. He joked that he would like to have for his epi taph, “I'll be right back.” Monday-Friday, Jan. 21-Feb .25 Davidson College's art department presents an exhibition entitled Threads of Conflict”. The exhibition focuses on narrative tapestries illustrating social unrest and the oppression of indigenous peoples, such as Afghan war rugs. The opening reception will be Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. in the William Van Every Gallery of the Belk Visual Arts Center. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10-5, and weekends noon-4. There is no charge. For more information, call 704*894-2519. Saturday, Jan. 29 Pine Mountain Railroad, nationally known recording artists, perform at 7 p.m. at Perry Bluegrass Bam on Sharon School Road. This talented group is sponsored nationally by Odum’s Tennessee Pride Real Country Sausage and have been named their official and exclusive Ambassadors to Bluegrass. Opening the show will be Ridge Hill from Rock Hill, SC. Ridge Hill loves playing traditional and contemporary bluegrass and Gospel music. For information call 704-871-8353. Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 3-6 The Annual Raleigh Convention Center Boat Show will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, Feb. 3-6. Show hours are Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 from 12-8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5,10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 6,10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: $8 for adults, $3 for ages 3-12 yrs. and free for children two and under. Monday, Feb. 7 Concord Presbyterian Church will host a blood drive at 3-7:30 p.m. Concord Presbyterian is located on Taylorsville Highway in the Loray community. Bring a photo identification. Meeting Set The Statesville Golden Age Club held its monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 13 at Grace Park Recreation Center. Twenty-seven members and two visitors, Gladys Sipes and Mary Lee Morrison, attended. Rev. W. P. Lippard, Swainee Snyder and Janie Bumgarner won door prizes. Mary Coley, sang Happy Birthday for January celebrants. Phyllis Grant entertained club members with a comedy routine. 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