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My 20 year reunion is coming up this year. I’ve never been to a reunion and probably won’t go this year. There are actually two high schools where I could legitimately go to their reunion if I were so inclined. That’s because I went to school in a town in northern Minnesota […]

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The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of a small number of states that allows open carry. They also have concealed carry laws that allow permit holders to carry a hidden weapon. It’s funny to use the word allow when talking about an inalienable right, but that’s the insane world we live in. […]

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I’m sure that by now all of you have heard about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Peter Pace’s public soul-searching about homosexuals and their acts. In the unlikely event you haven’t, I’ll get you up to speed.
In a March 12, 2007, discussion with editors of the Chicago Tribune, Gen. Pace said, “I […]

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Following is an article from the Durham, North Carolina newspaper, The News and Observer. The article is about proposed legislation that would require a permit to purchase ammunition. I’ve taken the liberty of interjecting my own statements into the article which will show up in blue Comic Sans MS (because that’s my favorite […]

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If current polls at USA Today are any indication, Americans have lost their resolve in regards to Iraq. According to the article, about half of respondents think that we should pull troops out immediately.
Over the past few years, I’ve heard this war compared to Vietnam many times, and I’ll grant that there are some […]

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