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As the nation continues to deal with the deadly rampage at Fort Hood, there's a natural tendency to want revenge. Whether it's wishing for the death penalty if the suspect, U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is convicted, or going after anyone who promoted the act, when we're hit – especially when it's a sucker punch – we want to hit back. Hard.
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This letter is in regard to and in support for good and affordable health care coverage for all of the American people. Our people must be given the right to choose between “public option” and private insurance. Those are our rights and should be our liberty.
The send off Saturday of the Fort Mill National Guard unit that is part of the 178th Engineer Battalion is a heavy reminder of why we should all pause and reflect today, which is Veterans Day.
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Three different people approached me this week with words of advice from Joel Osteen, the popular pastor who is often on TV. These interactions got me thinking that it is socially acceptable to give advice to others if it supposedly has an uplifting or positive message.
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The inspiration for this column came from my mom. She and I were on the phone a few weeks ago and she mentioned Veterans Day. She was thinking about her older brother Tommy, the uncle I never had the chance to know.
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More than a few readers are not aware that the history of the United States did not actually begin at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Why do history text books fall short to tell us that while the Pilgrims were under duress to preserve their small colony, Spanish towns were growing and thriving in Florida, the Southwest and Puerto Rico?
