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Midwest Memo
Resistance training
      For decades, and with no guilt whatsoever, I was able to walk past the bar bells and weights at the gym. My detour around the weight room was my own personal program of resistance training. I resisted it. Frankly, I never got the whole grunting and preening business that I associated with strength training. What's with all the mirrors?
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Congress Needs to Embrace Transparency
      The word "transparency" has been much in vogue on Capitol Hill lately. The stimulus package contained unprecedented requirements for tracking where and how federal dollars are spent. Some members of Congress have openly been pushing the National Security Agency to account for its surveillance of U.S. citizens' emails.
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Letters to the Editor
      The Comet welcomes letters to the editor responding to articles and events in the news. They must include the author's name, address and telephone number. The letter writer's name and city/town will appear in the paper - no exceptions. Letters must be 400 words or less in length. Please send your letters to: editor@carrollcountycomet. com; Letters to the Editor, Comet, P.O.
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Web poll
Tell us starting Wednesday at our web site, carrollcountycomet.com
      Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the Comments link to send us an email voicing your opinion. The best responses will be printed the following week.
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