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'This isn't who we are': Viral Nazi salute photo of Wisconsin high school promgoers draws widespread condemnation
USA TODAY - Meg Jones
BARABOO – It’s a tradition that dates back many years. Before spring prom at Baraboo High School, photos are taken on the front steps of the courthouse because it’s a large enough spot to fit everyone
The Daily Beast
North Korea
‘Trump Deceived Himself’: Kim Jong Un Is Doing Exactly What He Promised to Do
The Daily Beast - David Axe
Five months after President Trump declared in a tweet that the North Korea nuclear crisis was over, the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is …
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Charlie Brown
Good Grief!: The beguiling philosophy of Peanuts
BBC Culture - By Cameron Laux
Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz claimed his comic strips were “about nothing” – but according to a new exhibition, they had a seismic influence on society, writes Cameron Laux. When I was growing up the
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Man finds Korean War soldier's battlefield love letters, searches for family
ajc.com - Steve Barrett and Monique Valdes
It’s like a scene out of “The Notebook.” A Belleview, Florida, man found dozens of letters from a Korean War soldier to his wife and is determined to …
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U.S. Marines
Jimmy Fallon reunited a military family and it was an emotional roller coaster
AOL - Lee Moran
Grab the tissues. This is one emotional military reunion. For his special Veterans Day episode of “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon invited a reluctant active-duty audience member named India to join
U.S. Military
Secret Service Said No to WWI Cemetery Visit in France, Trump Says
military.com - Richard Sisk
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Secret Service convinced him to skip a planned Nov. 10 visit to a cemetery about an hour's drive from …
NPR
News (U.S.)
Firearms And Dementia: How Do You Convince A Loved One To Give Up Their Guns?
NPR - Melissa Block
Families of people with dementia will often take away the car keys to keep their family member safe. They might remove knobs from stove burners or lock up medicine. But what's less talked about is the
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#Good News: Korean War Vet Gets Diploma 63 Years Later
iheart.com - Cap'n Tony |
Just Now Back in 1955, Gene Johnson was still a high school senior when he was called to join the Korean War. He never got around to getting his …
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Books
Home After Dark review – small town blues in 50s America
The Guardian - Rachel Cooke
When his mother runs off with local football star Ollie “Action” Jackson, Russell Pruitt, 13, finds himself alone with his father, Mike, a hard-drinking veteran of the Korean war who regards feelings the
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Muscle Cars
A Green Hornet With 1950s Style
The Wall Street Journal. - A.J. Baime
Ron Wakefield, a retired automotive journalist in San Diego, on his 1952 Hudson Hornet, as told to A.J. Baime. In 1948, I took my first ride in a Hudson. A local Hudson dealer in the tiny Texas town where
The Globe and Mail
World Peace
Nov. 13: Words that echo 100 years later. Plus other letters to the editor
The Globe and Mail - Contributed to The Globe and Mail
Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Try to keep letters to fewer than 150 words. Letters may be edited for length and To
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Pearl Harbor
Arlington Heights man, 95, fought in 3 wars
abc7chicago.com - By
A 95-year-old Arlington Heights man has served his country in the Air Force, fighting in not just one war, but three - World War II, Korean War and …
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Stories of Compassion and Decency: We'll Meet Again
thirteen.org - Christina Knight | @Christinakni
We’ll Meet Again Executive Producer and Reporter Ann Curry. Photo: Stephanie Berger. If you’re looking for stories of hope, courage and resilience, …
Marlon Brando
Kay Eldredge Salter: My Husband’s Choice to Be a Writer Was the Hardest of His Life
lithub.com - Kay Eldredge Salter
Boxes kept surfacing. I’d forgotten there was so much. It was after Jim’s death at 90, in June 2015, that I began to go through the many boxes of …
Forbes
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Blu-ray Review: Statham, Stallone And Bautista Compete For Your Bucks This Week
Forbes - Luke Y. Thompson
In theory, the primary draw of the $527 million worldwide hit The Meg is a giant CGI prehistoric shark, but in practice, despite director Jon Turteltaub’s claims that this is a very different role for
Maxine Waters
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Salutes Veterans & Military Families
blackpressusa.com - Congresswoman Maxine Waters
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) expressed her appreciation for the patriotic service and courageous sacrifice of veterans, …
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Former Dartmouth president details U.S. detachment from military service, Vietnam vets' experiences
stlpublicradio.org - Evie Hemphill
Much has changed about the nature of warfare in the 100 years since the end of World War I, including the percentage of American adults who have …
New Hampshire
In Boston Seaport and Burlington, Tuscan Kitchen serves Massachusetts veterans free meals
masslive.com - By Kristin LaFratta kristin.lafratta@masslive.com
When Joe Faro kicked off the 2010 opening of his very first Tuscan Kitchen restaurant in Salem, New Hampshire, he did it with a thank-you to veterans. …
South Carolina
Looking back on the first Honor Flight in South Carolina
wistv.com - By Jason Raven | November 12, 2018 at 6:56 PM EST - Updated November 12 at 6:56 PM
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Murray Price and dozens of World War II Veterans took a flight ten years ago that changed their lives. “It’s quite exciting to …
Conservative View
John Glenn: Ted Williams batted 1.000 for America
personalliberty.com - by Joe Guzzardi
This summer on a swing through Boston, I took the Fenway Park tour. Along the way, our guide pointed out the retired Red Sox numbers hanging over the …
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Home Ownership
New Report: Post 9/11 Veterans losing housing affordability war
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- Advertisement - Veteran homeownership (Image by Apartment List) Permission Details DMCA Apartment List just released a new research report that shows …
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Why we call it 'Veterans Day' and not Armistice Day — or Veterans' Day
Chicago Tribune - Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
If you don’t have social media, don’t know why Monday is a federal holiday or have otherwise been living under a rock, Sunday was Veterans Day. That’s Veterans Day — as opposed to Veteran’s Day, Veterans’
ABC News
News
Special counsel witness says he expects to be charged in Mueller probe
ABC News - By Ali Dukakis
The former Infowars Washington bureau chief, who recently testified before a federal grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into …
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Remembering the Forgotten War
realcleardefense.com - Hampton Sides
SANTA FE, N.M. — Although more than 320,000 Americans served in the Korean War — and more than 33,000 were killed in action — it is still our …
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North Korea
South Korea ships tangerines to North, which sent mushrooms
thehindu.com - AP
South Korea has airlifted thousands of boxes of tangerines to North Korea in return for the North’s large shipments of pine mushrooms in September, …
FiveThirtyEight
Democratic Party
Can A Trump Voter From West Virginia Win The 2020 Democratic Primary?
FiveThirtyEight - By Clare Malone
Richard Ojeda, who has proved he can win over conservative voters, is running for president. I drove down to West Virginia in early March, during the …
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U.S. Army
Armored Monsters: 15 Military Vehicles You Can Own
hiconsumption.com - By Mike Bitanga
The military is equipped with monstrous, grisly vehicles to tackle land, air and sea, helping the indomitable soldiers across the globe protect their …
North Korea
North Korea Secret Missile Bases Revealed
newsmax.com - Brian Freeman
North Korea has been engaging in major deception by offering to dismantle a launching site at the same time it secretly continues to make …
Veterans
Alaska editorials
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
Here is a sampling of Alaska editorials: Nov. 8, 2018 Ketchikan Daily News: Do the right thing Alaska likes to do the right thing. Alaska and the United …
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Classic Cars
General MacArthur’s 1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial limo served its country well
hagerty.com - Larry Printz
A five-star car for a five-star general.