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2010 Memorial Day

I AM DAMN PROUD AND CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN. THEY ARE TRUE PATRIOTS AND HERO'S. If Obama does not make a covert visit to salute them in Iraq or Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend, shame on him.

2010 Hurricane Season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issues its 2010 hurricane season forecast, predicting one of the strongest seasons on record -- and reiterating fears that the Gulf oil spill may be impacted by the severe weather. Hurricane season for the western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. That's when about 90 percent of the storms make themselves present, and the predictions for this season are grim -- which could wreak further havoc on the Gulf Coast. NOAA's forecast predicts as many as 23 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, with three to seven becoming serious enough to be classified as major hurricanes. Named storms come with top winds of 39 mph or higher. The agency worries that as many as 14 could turn into hurricanes, with winds in excess of 74 mph, and three to seven could be Category 3, 4 or 5 storms with winds of at least 111 mph. “If this outlook holds true, this season could be one of the mo...

Fly the flag.

I guess i'm getting all this wrong or perhaps to old to understand. Apparently, it is NOT OK to wear the US colors on ones shirt. I thought the first amendment allowed this expression of free speech. I don't do it, but I do not see anything wrong with someone appropriately wearing and/or displaying of the red white and blue colors. If they do it inappropriately, that is their business also - act the fool, be the fool. However, when a school bans the wearing of the Red White or Blue in school and expels the wearer, then that is wrong. Totally wrong! No matter the circumstances. It appears celebration of cinco de mayo in our schools is appropriate; waving of the Mexican flag is also fine, but it is wrong to wear the US flag as a shirt in school. One of these acts necessitated the vice principal of a California high school to action and send folks home - some students stepped over the bounds and were not welcome. You guess which event precipitated this action. I liv...