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News/Bids/Classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com Carter continued from page 5 nor Governor Reagan nor I ever raised a single dollar from them to run against each other in the general election. Sadly, all of that has changed. What this massive infu- sion of more money into the political cam- paign has caused is a mammoth increase in negative ads. That’s a tragedy, in my opin- ion, and a step backwards for the political system of our country. seems vulnerable in terms of both foreign and domestic policy? JC: Well, I’m not a political strategist, and I’m certainly not one for the Republican Party. [Chuckles] I will say that any incum- bent president has to run on his record, and President Obama has had a very limited number of accomplishments so far. But he’s been handicapped by the lack of any coop- eration on the part of the Republi- cans who serve in the House and Senate. So, Congress has been an obstacle to President Obama. I think the American people will be able to ascertain as the election approaches who is to blame for the stalemate and who deserves credit for the best proposals for the future. Many a candidate has prevailed by tearing down the reputation of an opponent in a more advantageous position President Jimmy Carter in Ghana KW: Troy also says that he read in the Wall Street Journal that not since Herbert Hoover has a party out of power had such an opportunity to run against everything that troubles the American family—prices, interest rates, unemployment, taxes, fear of the future, etcetera. Do you think the Republican Party will employ that strategy against an Obama administration which KW: Lisa Loving asks: How should we as Americans and as voters work to overcome the sometimes hateful tone of our politics today? JC: Unfortunately, every American citi- zen takes the same position as you do, Lisa, that we don’t like negative advertisements. But they work! And, as you see, many a candidate has prevailed by tearing down the reputation of an opponent in a more advan- tageous position. I think that the best ON-CALL MEDICINARY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I National College of Natural Medicine seeks to fill this part-time, on-call position that is for providing the highest quality customer service to doctors, students and patients and for compounding and dispensing prescribed medications and herbal formulas for patients. Full job description and application details can be found at www.ncnm.edu. Closes 6/6/12 EOE approach would be if the American people ever insist that we cut down on the massive amounts of money that moves into the cam- paigns from special interest groups, and if we resist publicly by saying “No more neg- ative advertisements that destroy the reputa- tions of one’s opponents.” In the meantime, just don’t pay any attention to negative ads, if you can avoid them, and try to focus on ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR National College of Natural Medicine seeks to fill this full- time position for our School of Naturopathic Medicine to provide administrative support and coordination for fac- ulty and assist students with basic needs. Full job description and application details can be found at www.ncnm.edu. Closes 6/6/12 EOE 5-23-12 5-23-12 the issues. 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