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Owning an AR-15 doesn't make you a coward
In response to the letter from James and Doris Baker in the Jan. 3 Advocate-Messenger, I first wish to thank Mr. Baker for his service during World War II. He is part of what Tom Brokaw called “The Greatest Generation” and this country...Tags: Firearms, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy
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Our Christian nation
Toward the end of the Olympic Games, Tom Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation,” introduced a World War II documentary. In contrast to the Olympics’ world unity mission, Brokaw conveyed America’s role in saving mankind from...Tags: Olympic Games, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, World War II (1939-1945)
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Ed Edelman returns to the spotlight in a PBS documentary
Mari Edelman called upstairs to the caretaker, asking if her husband was awake and in good enough shape to handle a visitor. As we ascended the stairs of their Westwood home, Mari explained that her husband's cruel condition — an advancing...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Government, Politics, Elections, Public Officials
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Robert Redford revisits ‘All the President’s Men’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRobert Redford looks back at playing Bob Woodward — with Woodward's help — in “All the President's Men Revisited.” Dustin Hoffman recallsportraying Carl Bernstein — with Bernstein's help — in the same film. Discovery... -
Greatest generation the most entitled
One thing nearly everybody agrees upon is that the "sequester" is a silly sideshow to the real challenge facing America: unsustainable spending on entitlements. Ironies abound. Democrats, with large support from young people, tend to believe that we...
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Social Organizations, U.S. Congress
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Mitt Romney on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Bob Woodward on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list will be more star-studded than usual this Sunday morning. It should be especially fascinating to hear the discussion about whether the White House is threatening reporters. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post has said he was made... -
'The Bible' makes history for History! Paramount to try TV again.
After the coffee. Before syncing my new BlackBerry to my work email. The Skinny: It's good to be back home. Ask me in a few hours if it is good to be back in the office. Kidding! Tuesday's headlines include a look at how Hollywood tries to spin a bad...
Tags: BlackBerry, Television, Savannah Guthrie, Television Industry, CNN (tv network)
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'Anchorman 2': Harrison Ford to play Tom Brokaw type before reprising 'Star Wars' role
Pop2itBefore reportedly returning to the "Star Wars" franchise, Harrison Ford joins the legendary world of Ron Burgundy.... -
The Crowd: Remembering an exceptional friend
She was a movie star from the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood celebrating life in her eighth decade. I was a 30-something former network TV producer writing a column for the Daily Pilot. It was an unlikely alliance, but in spite of the obvious...
Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Movies, John Wayne, University of California, Irvine
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Joel McHale and Jimmy Fallon swap Bruce Jenner horror stories
Aspiring comedians, consider yourselves warned: Make fun of Bruce Jenner at your own peril. As both Jimmy Fallon and Joel McHale have learned the hard way, the Olympic decathlete and Kardashian stepdad doesn’t take too kindly to cracks about his...
Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Jenner, Joel McHale, Neil Young, NBC (tv network)
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WWII veterans share their stories for Friends of the National World War II Memorial
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith each passing day, the population of living World War II veterans continues to dwindle across the nation, and with them go stories about one of the most earthshaking periods in history. Since this past June, a group called Friends of the National...Tags: France, U.S. Army, Germany, Washington, DC, Armed Forces
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Love Notes: One for the history books
"It was preordained," says Ruth Chudoba, 88, of her marriage to Frank. The two sit in their Westmont town house, near photos of their four children, their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Meant to be, perhaps, but not in a straight line. "During...
Tags: Czech Republic, Armed Forces, General Motors Corp., Parkinson's Disease, Science and Technology
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Feb 21, 2013
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