VoteVets new ad campaign
The VoteVets organization is doing a bang up job educating the public and promoting veterans as candidates for Congress. Watch their latest ad
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The Daily Show nails it again
For a brief but hilarious take on US foreign policy in the Middle East watch last nights segment “America to the Rescue” over at Comedy Central. I always remember the ‘prime directive’ from Star Trek, something about do not interfere…. It is painful to know that US made weapons are killing our own ground troops and that SAMs are shooting down our own helicopters.
Read MoreCitizens speak out against Parker's outburst
This week’s Sentinel is filled with letters expressing their outrage at Councilman Parker’s outburst and supporting the paper’s still open forum. One of the best letters, written by Jo Teel and Colleen Luckman, challenges Parker’s claim that he is doing his ‘duty’ –
Read More$80k settlement from government for violating 1st Amendment rights
Jeffery and Nicole Rank have been awarded a settlement in the amount of $80,000 for being wrongly arrrested while exercising their 1st Amendment rights. This is a victory for those of us still concerned about our civil liberties but was probably regarded as a small price to pay by the government to shield Bush from dissenters
Family outing protesting the occupation
My girls and one of their big brothers visiting at our weekly vigil in Bandon. Summer is winding...
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