March 14, 2011 Nancy Morgan For the first time in my life, I’m embarrassed to be an American. Last weekend, as tens of thousands of Japanese were fighting for their lives after an 8.9 earthquake devastated their nation, our President, after giving a generic “We’re with you” statement, remained noticeably absent. Not really absent — […]
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MARCH 2, 2011 The Decline of U.S. Naval Power Sixty ships were commonly underway in America’s seaward approaches in 1998, but today there are only 20. We are abdicating our role on the oceans. By MARK HELPRIN Last week, pirates attacked and executed four Americans in the Indian Ocean. We and the Europeans have endured
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FEBRUARY 25, 2011 The average American factory worker today is responsible for more than $180,000 of annual output, triple the $60,000 in 1972. By MARK J. PERRYMr. Perry, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, Flint, is also a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Is American manufacturing dead? You might think
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THIS IS HEARTBREAKING BUT THE STORY MUST BE TOLD OF DR. HAL KUSHNER AND THE PRISONERS OF WAR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR You will find that dying is very easy; living, living is the difficult thing.” An inspirational story about an American hero; the story of a very brave and dedicated U.S. Army Flight Surgeon,
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This communication was sent to editors of the N&O by me. I have yet to see them print it and I do kindly appreciate your consideration of sharing it with your members and friends. Thank you, John Tedesco —————————————————————————————————- Moving Forward for our children Looking back on this past year presents many successes
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011 When King George III heard Washington had refused to be king, he said, ‘If that is true, he must be the greatest man in the world.’ By JOHN R. MILLER Today we merge Washington’s birthday with the birthdays of other presidents and submerge them all in clothing and appliance sales. But it
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FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Where the Leaders Are In a time of crisis, two governors show Washington the way. By PEGGY NOONAN There were two big speeches this week, and I mean big as in “Modern political history will remember this.” Together they signal something significant and promising. Oh, that’s a stuffy way to put it.
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WASHINGTON TIMES Sol Sanders Archive Tuesday, February 1, 2011 INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING World gone mad: Where’s Uncle Sam just when he’s needed the most? Picture a barred door. On one side is Uncle Sam holding it with bracing shoulder. On the other side are smaller figures pushing, but not too hard, and looking back over
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Why American conservatism is alive and well in the 21st century. Jeffrey Bell February 7, 2011, The debate about Ronald Reagan has never shown any sign of ending, but it is less and less about whether his presidency was consequential. As has happened with a few other high-impact presidencies—see
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