My Memorial Day Dilemma
xYouTube VideoThis is an Eric Burdon song that is one of the best Memorial Day Songs writtenI face the dilemma: Support the troops but condemn the war. Both the Vietnam and Iraq Wars were based on...
View ArticleWhat is the worst car you've ever had to endure?
There are estimated to be more than 43 million Americans going to or from some destination this Memorial Day weekend, hopefully enjoying their vacation, many of them driving along the approximate 4...
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Citizen Trump, Benedict Arnold, Myth McConnell, Birds of a feather.
At a time when we just honored our American military heroes, Trump pursues unconstitutional discrimination and gerrymandering through the US Census, and floated pardons for some who violated the...
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New Day Cafe: Grilling
Good morning, Newdists. It’s about time to fire up the grills—not here, because I don’t do grilling (it’s too manly for me). Instead, I live vicariously through looking at what other people grill. Some...
View Article"Memorial Day is America's Most Sacred Holiday" - OK Tom, so where is the...
Arkansas Senator and former US Army Captain Tom Cotton and I are just not going to agree on very many things. An ideological ocean divides us. Cotton has called Memorial Day our most sacred holiday —...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Memorial Day News
NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD for Sunday, May 26, 2019210th Weekly EditionThis is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics...
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A 2019 Memorial Day Tribute To An Old Friend
Coming up on 36 years ago this December, early on Christmas Day morning just before I left the East Coast for good, I finally mustered the gumption to visit the (then new) Vietnam Memorial in...
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Veteran Ancestors
With Memorial Day upon us, I thought I’d list a few of my ancestors who served in the military. The following is not exhaustive as I haven’t found records for many ancestors, yet. Some may have served...
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Morning Open Thread: In Memoriam
This is a daily post with a MOTley crew of hosts who choose the topic for the day's posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing ~5.27.19
It’s Memorial Day here in the US. Anyone know what that really means? Other than bbq? I don’t. As a kid, one of the things we did to “celebrate” this day was to go visit my mom’s grave. I think the...
View ArticleResistance at #TheVillage 5.27.19
Here we are at Memorial Day. The day we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to our country. Unfortunately we have a *president* who appears to be poised to pardon war criminals this day. A...
View ArticleThe Memorial Day history forgot: The Martyrs of the Race Course
Republished and updated in honor of Memorial Day and the black union soldiers we should not forget —DOVA pencil drawing and a grainy photo in the Library of Congress are all that is left of the...
View ArticleMemorial Day, remembering Ivan
this year we have all lost someone close to us, for me this year it was my cousin Ivan, he was a unique individual and the most gentle of people I have known, what our relationship made special for me...
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May 27, 2019 Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day weekend, please take time away from your enjoyment of the festivities you might be attending, and remember to give pause to pay respect to those that sacrificed all for our country...
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It's Decoration Day
It’s Memorial Day. It’s not Veterans’ Day or Armed Forces Day; those are important, so important. But, it’s Memorial Day and that’s different. It’s a day that doesn’t get a “happy” in front of it,...
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View ArticleI wish I had a President who…
On the day America takes a moment from our lives to remember those who have died to allow us to barbecue and drink in freedom, the President of the United States spent his time on foreign soil...
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Being a military widow on Memorial Day
Today is the day we remember the military members who gave their lives for our country. As the widow of an active-duty service member, I understand the true meaning of this day. I attended the...
View ArticleMy Memorial Day Commemoration (Plan B)
My Memorial Day plans having fallen through, I've decided to celebrate the day by saying something that needs to be said, something both paradoxical and constructive.Our country's extreme love of its...
View ArticleElectoral College Battle Heats Up in Colorado
On March 15, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the National Popular Vote bill, joining a group of states that have pledged to award their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the...
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