Veterans Day has taken on a new meaning from when it began nearly a century ago.

Armistice Day celebrated the end of World War I in 1918 and was the predecessor to Veterans Day.  The fighting on the Western Front ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  This peace was ratified in the Treaty of Versailles the following year.  The day was set aside to [...]

What if the USA did not exist?

Imagine if our country never came into being, like George Bailey in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.”  Consider the effect this would have on the history of the world in the 233 years since this nation was formed.  It has become popular to blame the United States for many of today’s problems, but a [...]

Women have strong opinions regarding health care reform.

A recent study conducted on behalf of The Independent Women’s Forum disclosed that health care was one of many economic concerns for American women.  Only 16 percent said it was the top issue facing Congress and just over half the respondents placed health care among the leading three.  Yet the people in Washington have placed [...]

Role Models.

Who do people admire today, especially impressionable young people?  It’s not business men and women, doctors and lawyers, and certainly not those involved in government.  Chances are it’s the doped-up homerun hitter with an anger issue, the rock star that spouts the filthiest lyrics and gets into trouble by punching paparazzi whenever they please, or [...]

Holidays are not the same as they used to be; they don’t even have the same names.

For lots of us pre-boomers, this politically correct stuff seems contrived at best and plain stupid at worst.  It has only been the past decade or so that those wanting to control what we think, by changing what we’re allowed to say and do on a daily basis, have edged their way into the mainstream [...]

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