Their patriotism was inextricably linked to love of country, and to the last one I spoke to over the years, none of them were hawks who wanted conflict or sought to be in the thick of combat. They loathed war, but did love their country, so it was something they did out of a sense of duty and obligation.
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Anti-Social Networking – What Hath God Wrought?
We have defined our social worthiness by people we have never met and allow to become our “friends,” and then to add to the incongruity, we become friends with the friends of people we’ve never met.
Read More »White Youth Corps Against Bigotry
There need to be regiments of young white people coalescing into squadrons of anti-racism reformers to modernize and re-educate white racists.
Read More »Brush Up on Your Mother’s Day Trivia Before Sunday Brunch
Impress your mother (or your friends) this year with your knowledge about the history of Mother's Day.
Read More »Common Core Wars: A New Hope – Making Education Personal
The problem with standardized testing and state assessments has been glaringly obvious for years – they test students as if they are all the same student.
Read More »From Field Holler to Mass Movement to Concert Halls
The black people of Hollywood, South Carolina, like black people all over America, loved this music for the power it instilled in them; for the hope it engendered and for the spiritual feeling it awakened in them.
Read More »Pope Francis Asks for Forgiveness for Priests Who Abused Children – But What About Justice?
Perhaps we should all pray for theses abusive priests and forgive them, but that does not mean forgetting – now or ever.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Spouse Calls: Messages from a Military Life’ by Terri Barnes
This is the soft place to rest your head for a moment during the harrowing rides of military life.
Read More »The Homework Monster – Scary for You and Bad for Your Kid’s Health Too
Today it is a different world when it comes to homework. What used to be something we just did ourselves as kids has now morphed into a green-eyed monster (apologies to Shakespeare) which doth mock the meat it feeds upon (namely you and your kids).
Read More »He’s Not Heavy: Tribute to a Brother
A week later I received a call from Ted. His voice was solemn: “There is bad news and there is good news.”
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