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March 15, 2009

One of the St. Pete protest signs on the retaliation of Israel upon the Gaza Strip read "What did the kids do?" The answer to that question was the whole reason Israel could no longer hold back a response. For months and months Hamas terrorists have launched missiles from Gaza into neighboring towns just like Sebring. ...more

January 8, 2009

What If Cuba Attacked Us? Your editorial Jan. 3, "Israel Is Forced To Defend Itself," was extremely interesting and very well stated. I am very pleased to see there is one newspaper in our country that is supportive of Israel in this matter. ...more

January 6, 2009

The key question in how to end Israel's attacks in Gaza cannot be answered by the Israelis. What must it do to convince the terrorist group, Hamas, which runs Gaza, to stop firing missiles into Israeli neighborhoods? ...more

January 3, 2009

Randy Ludacer wrote an excellent piece on the price of war. I would like to add a few comments. A few months back a writer wrote that we should Google 9-11 and remember why we are at war and who is protecting us. I did just that. Until I started this research, I was just like most Americans, thinking it was terrorists. I no longer believe the official story. There are reams of information that prove a cover-up on the part of the Bush administration. I researched both sides, the conspiracy side and the debunking the side. Common sense and facts won out and I am convinced that there is a cover-up. Before you label me a liberal Bush basher, I am a conservative; I supported Bush in both elections. ...more

December 9, 2008

As sergeants go, Paul Ray Smith was part Vince Lombardi, part Michael Phelps and part Gary Cooper. Which is to say, Paul Smith was, from his helmet to his boots, all-Army. ...more

November 2, 2008

Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars. ...more

September 5, 2008

The basic rule for Marine boot camp is simple: Keep your mouth shut and mind your own business. ...more

July 21, 2008

Many of the actors in this traveling troupe don't need a script to learn their roles. ...more

October 19, 2007