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Buried LP gas tanks raise stink
About a week ago, Sebring resident Donovan Fletcher and neighbors in the 4700 block of Fourth Street began complaining about a gas smell in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more
November 21, 2009
Our war?
I would posit that any time we cannot raise the troops to fight a war from our own citizenry, but rather must rely on outside contractors, as we are today, (over 133,000 in Iraq and 71,000 in Afghanistan), then we are in a war in which we should not be involved, since obviously the majority of the American people do not support the effort. It then becomes "their war," that is, those who are fighting it, but not "our war." World War II was "our war." Everyone was involved, starting with a draft and going through rationing of food, gas, tires, clothing, etc. We were in an all out mode and we won. ...more
November 21, 2009
Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan; 5 dead
The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself, in a rampage that ended at a World War II historical site. ...more
November 20, 2009
A matter of fact
It is a known fact that World War II made an end to the Great Depression. ...more
November 20, 2009
Army will search for more WWII-era bombs at school
ORLANDO (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers will be returning to an Orlando middle school to search for World War II explosives that might be buried there. ...more
November 16, 2009
Health problems stalk veterans on homefront
On the streets of Fallujah, Al Miller was the closest thing his fellow Marines had to a family physician. ...more
November 15, 2009
Madoff auction brings big bucks, but he'll never see them
As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle are going on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel. ...more
November 14, 2009
Respect paid throughout county on Veterans Day
There are three reasons Oct. 14 is such a significant date in the military career of World War II veteran Ted Biever. ...more
November 12, 2009
Foreclosure splits family
There were worse days for Don and Peggy Cook to have lost their home, but the irony was inescapable: on Veterans Day, the bank was foreclosing. ...more
November 12, 2009
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