Senator Jim Webb of Virginia is unlike most members of Congress, at least in this era, because he actually served in combat rather than talk bravely about it as is so common among those who expound and boast on Fox News. Webb is currently overseeing a Senate panel that deals with personnel policies for members [...]

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World War II was among the most horrible episodes in human history which led to the deaths of over thirty million people and left in its wake destroyed cities and lives. For years, one of the hidden stories of World War II dealt with relationships between German soldiers and women they met during Nazi occupation [...]

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Each day we offer a sample of headlines from the world press along with our comments.
Australia, Sydney Morning Herald: “”Teen College Student Auctions Virginity For $74,000″
Gee, I didn’t know tuition had gone up that amount.
South Africa, Argus: ‘President Zuma Admits Love Child”
When this guy says he is father [...]

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The Bush administration was notorious for its callous disregard of counseling, job, and medical needs of veterans, but apparently a change in leadership has not resulted in significant changes in the manner in which those who served get screwed when they leave the service. A report by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans,(IAVA) reports a systematic [...]

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We offer the rambling remarks of a man who is physically 79, but mentally 29 as he ponders on the human condition.
NOBODY ASKED ME BUT
A woman sitting at a table with five men has to decide when leaving which one gets the first hug.
I become upset when someone in a coffee shop takes the sport [...]

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The United States Army has been engaged in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan for over eight years, a longer time period that both World War I and World War II combined. The strain on American armed forces is not only unusual but devastating in American history for those who fight to defend their country. Sgt. [...]

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For the first time in over thirty years, senior citizens who are retired and in the Social Security administration, were denied a cost of living increase due to increased expenses. The Obama administration argued since there was no inflation during the past year, expenses for the elderly would remain static. Unfortunately, those of us who [...]

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OK, the flagpole is not the greatest issue in our lives, but the fact an argument ever emerged about flying the American flag reveals a great deal about the nature of our society in the year 2009. He was a retired colonel from the United States army who happened to win the Congressional Medal of [...]

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As of this week, the number of suicides among active duty soldiers who have died as a result of self inflicted wounds has risen to 140 which equals the number who killed themselves during the entire 2008 year. The army insists it has been working diligently to educate military personnel about the need [...]

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Republican congressmen are up in arms because the House of Representatives passed a health care bill. Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, yelled to the media, “I find it outrageous that the government would attempt to dictate where and how they(veterans) obtain their health care.” But, the VA already does dictate how and when veterans secure health [...]

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