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“I want the ambush marketers — the vodka brands and the gift-bag people and the Paris Hiltons — to go away forever,” Mr. Redford told a reporter during the 2012 festival, as he trudged in snow boots to a screening, a young assistant behind him struggling to keep up. “They have nothing to do with …
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The "debate" seemed like I was reliving a 6th grade cafeteria food fight at La Mesa Spring Valley Elementary School. Why can't so many of my old and dear friends see that this is not about Blue or Red? Even if it was, are these two the best that either party can vomit up to …
"Mike Ditka, the legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, reiterated his stance that athletes should not be kneeling during the national anthem. He called it a protest of the flag and the country, and would prefer it not happen in his new X League, a women’s tackle football league." "Ditka, 80, was asked about …
A Point Of View Every family needs a sky pilot. This is the handle we gave Chaplains in Vietnam. I don't know if the nomenclature has survived in today's military. It is Spring and a time when our thoughts quite naturally turn to birth, life, new beginnings . . . and death. My son-in-law did …
I just came from watching "The Last Full Measure" about a horrific battle called Operation Abilene that took place while I was in country. If you watch the trailer, you will hear a line from the movie that really took me down. I am glad the noon day matinee only had 6 patrons. The Senator …
Official US Army Aviation School Stationary "Well, a class of junior candidates had just advanced to their senior phase, and were eager to harass some underclassmen." Back in the day, those of us who qualified for US Army Flight Training were given the choice of either fixed wing or rotor wing primary flight school. When …
It was one of the most arresting viral photos of the year: a horde of climbers clogged atop Mount Everest. But it only begins to capture the deadly realities of what transpired that day at 29,000 feet. ~ Photo by Nirmal Purja I have not ever wanted to climb a mountain simply "because it's there" …
50 Adventures in 50 Days I like what I see thus far, and the premise of the new blog. She lives in the landscape where our Republic began. I have never had the opportunity to visit, however I hope now to at least see more of it through this blogger's keen eyes!
I have not read anything by Mr. Tomlinson before. This is spot on. I wanted to make sure I could find it again and again.
Who will rise up and save our once great Republic? Is that comment treading on sacrilegious ground because of the widely accepted belief that this is a land God has chosen and set apart? So America is already saved, right? Well it is a work in progress at best. So back to the question . …
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