Myles Spicer

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About me

Graduate U of Minn 1954. Flying officer USAF 1954-57 honorably discharged from reserve with rank of Capt. Owner several ad agencies in the Twin Cities and San Diego for over 45 years. Won several national creative awards in my career; and was a published author. Active politically entire adult life, and civil rights activist since age of 21. 76 years old...and an unrepentant liberal!

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Something good from the gun bill defeat

By Myles Spicer, Community Voices

Without a doubt, one of the great movies of all time was The Wizard of Oz. 

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OPINION | Welcome new (fertilized egg) citizens

By Myles Spicer, Community Voices

No, this is not about immigration, or becoming an American citizen – the “new citizens” in this piece are the newly fertilized ovum who will become “persons” upon conception, if the advocates of “p

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OPINION | Is the presidential election over?

By Myles Spicer, Community Voices

Silly me. I guess I must have missed it?

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | What we REALLY should learn from this election

By Myles Spicer, Free Speech Zone

Commenting on the recent election in well regarded post mortems, various pundits have cogently described what the ramifications of Barack Obama’s reelection will mean to the country.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | The invisible Americans

By Myles Spicer, Free Speech Zone

In this seemingly unending political campaign, these words are reverently uttered dozens of times: “the middle class”.  But there is one group that is rarely mentioned by either party, and nev

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Voter ID Amendment runs contrary to American history and Constitutional traditions

By Myles Spicer, Free Speech Zone

Politics is always full of contradictions, and hypocrisy, but a significant one now in play is the proposed amendment toMinnesota’s Constitution to require

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Drilling deeper into the Bachmann charges

By Myles Spicer, TC Daily Planet

Much has already been written about the frivolous (many would say dangerous) claims Michele Bachmann has made about radical Islamic influence in our governm

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OPINION | Why Minnesota political junkie is calling it quits

By Myles Spicer, TC Daily Planet

Politics in America today is exhausting, crummy, and well...just not worth the effort anymore. At least not for me. How about you?

At 79 years old, and about 60 years of deep, active, and personal political involvement, I am ready to “call it quits”. It’s not that I am unconcerned about our state, our nation, or future – its just that politics in today’s America (especially presidential politics) is so unbecoming…so unattractive…so exhausting…so…well you get the idea. At any rate, it’s not for me anymore. Maybe others (younger no doubt) will have the fortitude to press on.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | America falling further behind in global healthcare

By Myles Spicer, Free Speech Zone

 As we continue to get wrapped around the axle of intricate detail in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now before SCOTUS, we are experien

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | GOP tax proposal has no basis of fact

By Myles Spicer, Free Speech Zone

Like a bad meal, brought up again, the Republican dominated Senate repeated the old myth that business tax breaks will create jobs ("Minnesota GOP proposals would phase out state property taxes

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