COLUMBIA — The County Commission chamber has a long, curving desk across the front, with high-backed, comfortable-looking chairs for the commissioners. Last Wednesday night, those chairs and others were occupied by speakers at what was called the “Ninth Congressional District Town Hall Meeting” on the Iraq war. Each speaker was identified by a placard on the desk.
As war's toll rises, who at home is paying attention?
Friday, August 31, 2007 | 1:12 p.m. CDT;
updated 7:51 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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