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Jan 31, 2013

Commentary

Camaraderie Does NOT Build Real Community

By Wilson Riles Columnist

At the military inaugural ball, the Commander in Chief’s Ball, President Obama invited the audience to clap for their “comrades” who were on a viewing screen televised from Afghanistan. There was a small twitch that flashed across his face and that was recognizable in his voice as he used the term. “Comrades” is a term…

At the military inaugural ball, the Commander in Chief’s Ball, President Obama invited the audience to clap for their “comrades” who were on a viewing screen…

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Commentary

Change Your Mind, Not Your Tune

By Perry Redd Columnist

It’s been well documented that “Republican Principles” have become the undoing of the contemporary Republican Party…but Party member don’t seem to think so. They are in serious deliberations on whether the Party needs to take a new direction or just re-paint the house. After losing four of the last five congressional elections, Republicans are in…

It’s been well documented that “Republican Principles” have become the undoing of the contemporary Republican Party…but Party member don’t seem to think so. They are in…

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Commentary

China: More Than a Country of Millions of Low Wage Workers

By John Funiciello Columnist

Most Americans have been fed a (sparse) diet of news about the most populous nation on the planet that consists largely of stories about what they produce for the American market in the way of electronic gadgetry, toys and clothing. And, they produce these goods, so we are led to understand, at the cheapest rates…

Most Americans have been fed a (sparse) diet of news about the most populous nation on the planet that consists largely of stories about what they…

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View from the Battlefield

Killing For A Promotion: Military Women Now Able To Serve In Combat

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

I did not pop any champagne corks when I heard the announcement by former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that lifted a 1994 ban on women serving in combat by 2016. Women having the opportunity to die in U.S. endless wars is not my idea for a big celebration – especially when one out of three…

I did not pop any champagne corks when I heard the announcement by former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that lifted a 1994 ban on women serving…

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