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City Parks Serve, Day In And Day Out, As The Primary Green Spaces For The Majority Of Americans.

On Areas Like Abortion Where There Is Major Disagreement Among The Mainstream Religious Groups In The Judeo-christian Tradition, I Believe That Requires A Lot More Caution. The Jewish Position On Abortion Is Very Different From The Roman Catholic Position. That Is Reason To Be Cautious About Enacting Laws Rather Than Saying To The Religious Group: Instruct Your Followers On These Matters As Matters Of Personal Religious Belief.

I Was Nurtured In The Church; I Went To A Catholic School; I Was An Altar Boy; I Went To A Catholic University; I Was Steeped In The Moral Tradition Of The Catholic Church. My Catholicism Plays A Very Strong Role. But I Thought President John F.kennedy Answered Rather Well When He Said That Ultimately My Conduct As A Public Official Does Not Come Ex Cathedra From Rome; It Comes From My Conscience.

Taxes Are The Flip Side Of Expenditures. The Same Issues Apply On Both Sides. There Are Questions Of Fairness And Justice As Much In The Way You Take Money Away As In The Way You Disburse It.

The Northwest Is In Better Shape Than It Was Eight Years Ago.