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In the April 7, 2006 American Thinker, Norman F. Hapke Jr., a retired commercial airline pilot and former Marine officer, pens an interesting piece on the importance of some degree of loyalty and unity, even when in times of struggle. The Antiwar Crowd Forgets We’re All In This Together April 7th, 2006 Once, a long time ago when I was just getting started in commercial aviation, I was forced to fly with an insufferable Captain. Though I had more and more varied experience in the military version of our aircraft than did he, the man exerted his authority constantly and in no uncertain terms. After particularly egregiously overbearing behavior in one incident, I sat back in my seat and said to myself, “I can’t wait till he screws up again. He’ll not get one bit of help from me.” It was then that I had a revelation; with a blinding flash it dawned on me that my attitude about him could get our whole crew killed. I realized that no matter how much I disliked him, it was in my best interest to accommodate myself to him and make our crew function as safely as possible. My realization in the Continue reading →

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Martin: “I just killed a kid.” 911 Operator: “You just killed a kid?” Martin: “Yes, ma’am.” Later, the operator asked Martin to explain what happened. Martin: “Kids just been giving me a bunch of (expletive), making other kids harass me in my place, tearing things up.” 911 Operator: “OK, so what’d you do?” Martin: “I shot him with a (expletive) 4-10 shotgun twice.” 911 Operator: “You shot him with a shotgun? Where is he?” Martin: “He’s laying in his yard.” 15-year-old Larry Mugrage of suburban Batavia, Ohio was allegedly shot to death by an Ohio neighbor upset with neighbors walking upon his ‘meticulously kept’ lawn. Larry was known by neighbors as “a good kid.” Neighbors said Martin, the lawn lover, lived alone quietly, often sitting in front of his one-story home with its neat lawn, well-trimmed shrubbery and flagpole with U.S. and Navy flags flying. The AP story reports that “Other teens from the neighborhood said Martin was obsessive about his lawn.”

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Eleven shopping carts Eighty nine tires One armless mannequin And mounds of garbage….. According to the Lowell Sun, “You name it, it’s in there. An informal Sun survey found [those things] in the Eastern Canal” in Lowell, Massachusetts. The historic Lowell canals have been waterless since Feb. 13 for a clean-out period. Water will return next week, junk out of sight, out of mind, just in time for the Men’s World Curling Championships at the Tsongas Arena. That aside, if you are looking for a memorable experience for the kids this summer, you have to take a US National Park guided Lowell canal tour.

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Fox News Radio has gone national with the story on the recent unfortunate events at the Pelham, New Hampshire VFW post where underage drinkers were arrested at a fundraiser. Oh, and the purpose of the fundraiser? To make bail for underage drinkers who had been arrested [wait for it] for underage drinking. Where’s the next fundraiser?

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