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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, January 20, 1992                   TAG: 9201200232
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-8   EDITION: METRO 
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ARE WE BETTER OFF TODAY THAN BEFORE?

1992 HAS begun; what is ahead, God only knows. America still suffers from the problems of apathy, ignorance, a cold hand from the government when it comes to needs here at home, and lack of confidence in our leaders.

From the homeless to so many out of work to the so-called fair-trade trip to Japan, we have enormous problems. Here comes election 1992 for the next president of the United States. The people will be the final judge if we are better off today than we were yesterday. MITCHELL ROBINSON GALAX

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