The words delivered by President Roosevelt 68 years ago jolted the nation into action. It marked the end of the desperate decade of depression and plunged us into war, fought on two fronts. We won in both theaters but lost the lives of many of our fine young people. The attack on Pearl Harbor was [...]
Pre-boomers had real heroes, the kind we hoped to be like when we grew up. Since I’m a guy, I can only speak from my perspective, but you ladies certainly had similar experiences. When talking about heroes, it’s more than a list of job titles such as a cowboy, baseball player, fireman or pilot.
My heroes [...]
Several thousand people recently attended the Alhambra Town Hall meeting, just outside Los Angeles. I was among them and hoped there would be a discussion about the proposed health care reform plan coming out of the House committee just before the congressional recess. Many of us were disappointed, because the meeting turned out [...]
