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Federal budget is "March Madness"
Contributing ColumnistCongressional leaders have not passed a federal budget in four years and have continued to kick the can down the road with continuing resolutions rather than solve America’s spending and debt problems. If major corporations operated in that manner,...Tags: Elections, Ray LaHood, Defense, Wars and Interventions, Rand Paul
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Winchester's Roy Bates receives Capitol U.S. flag
Behind every hero, there is a story. As for Roy Bates, a local hero, his story about his battle in the Korean War and his recent honor is one that is memorable. When an American flag arrived at the Bates’ home last week, the entire family was...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Wars and Interventions, George W. Bush
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Returning sailor surprises Shearer Elementary students
When John Back, an aviation boatswain’s mate in the U.S. Navy, wanted to surprise his sons after returning from a deployment, he had something low-key in mind. Instead, the staff and faculty at Shearer Elementary had bigger plans. Back surprised...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, U.S. Navy, Students
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AN ENCOURAGING WORD: A day to remember
Contributing WriterAs I pushed a cart through the grocery store looking for items on my shopping list, I saw movement in another aisle that caught my attention. Another man pushing a cart was looking for items on his shopping list. But there was a difference. He appeared to...Tags: Veterans Day
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Collaboration will bring slice of Ireland to Danville
Pioneer Playhouse, Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre, is teaming up with the Danville Sister Cities Commission to bring a slice of Ireland to the Bluegrass with the premiere next season of “The Search for Tinker Doyle,” a new play by...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Russell should learn the facts
I would like to respond to Gil Russell, who wrote that I need to “grow up.” Russell, and those who think as he does, needs to accept the facts. According to most polls and economic analysts, 67 percent of Americans, many who are Republicans,...Tags: Government Health Care, Elections, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Politics
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America needs to make a U-turn
In a recent letter, Roger Bowman stated, “Gil Russell needs to accept the facts.” Mr. Bowman played a little loose with the facts himself. He missed the entire point of my recent letter. I was not defending Bush, I was stating that Mr. Obama...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Elections, Democratic Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Get the facts about Vietnam
It amazes me that some people continue to insist that President John F. Kennedy began our involvement in Vietnam. He did not. That is simply untrue. I urge and encourage these apparently uneducated people ignorant about how our involvement in Vietnam...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), John F. Kennedy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam
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Does America still respect labor?
Contributing ColumnistAs another Labor Day came and went, I found myself wondering whether this important national holiday has lost some of its original meaning. The U.S. Department of Labor explains on its website that Labor Day is “a creation of the labor movement...Tags: Labor Day, Elections, Holidays, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
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Military briefs for July 28
news@jessaminejournal.comKlingshirn completes pre-deployment training Marine Corps James M. Klingshirn, son of Shelia R. Klingshirn of Wilmore and James H. Klingshirn of Orlando, Fla., and fellow Marines assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics,...Tags: M. Jodi Rell, Defense, Maryland, Charlie Crist, Government
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50 Years Ago in Clark County
March 5, 1961
“The Big Bounce,” a sound-color film on the development of the Echo I satellite, was show by Morris Futrell at Friday’s meeting of the Winchester Rotary Club at the Old South Inn. The Echo space unit was launched last...Tags: Elections, Human Interest, Politics
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Presidents Day Quiz: How well do you know the presidents?
The Winchester SunToday is Presidents Day, and being an American history enthusiast, I thought of the following presidential trivia questions. Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are below. Questions: 1. Which president of the last 20 years is a...Tags: Gerald Ford, Woodrow Wilson, Richard Nixon, Government, Politics
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