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Emotional Collateral Damage


As a contractor employed in support of the military in Iraq, I have found a sincerely disgusting fact that many seem to take for granted in society today. Although I have never carried a weapon; I have seen lost lives, I have been exposed to indirect fire attacks (Mortars, rockets, etc...) while working 12 hours a day for 7 days a week months on end. Unfortunately it seems that my lack of presence in my ...

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The price of gold is a measure of liberty


Vladimir Lenin observed, β€œThe best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.”

What Lenin knew, we would do well to understand.

When our rights and liberties are condensed to their most vital element, we discover that without money – our means to sustain our lives, exercise our liberties and pursue our happiness – we are powerless. So those who control the value of the money ...

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Beats & Eats: Beatin' the Blues Concert (Staff Blog)


Local musician Peggie Hoskins is ready to belt out her funky jazz tunes at the Beatin' the Blues Concert which will benefit a local charity and feature local musicians.   Tickets are $25 and the proceeds will go to Our Neighbor for special needs children.   Wayne Langford, Ed MacGruger, Jarrett Johnson, songwriter/guitarist Ivan Duke, Donny Whitehead and Lee Davis also will perform at 6:30 on Nov. 13 at Pearce Auditorium.    The headliner this year ...

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Idol Chatter: New albums (Staff Blog)


I know it seems like it was forever ago when underdog Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to win "American Idol," but they're both finally putting out some new music. Allen's self titled album will release Nov. 17, and you may have heard his first single on the radio already -- "Live Like We're Dying." Hear snippets from the album. I think it's overproduced, but otherwise I like it. A lot of well-known writers contributed. I ...

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Question everything


When is it best to ask folks to refrain from asking questions?

Why do some ideas need to be protected from scrutiny?

Ask yourselves these questions when encountering ideas and notions you seek to question. Is it really "uncivil" to question long held claims? Is it really "uncivil" to seek to determine the truthfulness of what folks say?

Who fears questions? Who considers questions "uncivil"? Ask ...

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