An underprivileged teen becomes a football-field powerhouse in "The Blind Side," based on the true story of Michael Oher, now a player for the Baltimore Ravens. ...more

December 11, 2009

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." ...more

December 5, 2009

Flying high above a treacherous stretch of the Himalayan Mountains during World War II, Ken Prescher remembers cockpit temperatures dipping to minus 30 degrees – or worse. ...more

November 11, 2009

Flying high above a treacherous stretch of the Himalayan Mountains during World War II, Ken Prescher remembers cockpit temperatures dipping to minus 30 degrees - or worse. ...more

November 11, 2009

The Tribune gave the front page of the Views section on Dec. 6 to the anonymous "Matthew Alexander," who did not use his real name for security reasons. I wondered why. It struck me that Dec. 7 would be the 67th year since the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. ...more

December 10, 2008

Dec. 7, 1941 was a day not easily forgotten as more than four dozen county county residents gathered Sunday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance at the Medal of Honor Park. ...more

December 8, 2008

On this day 67 years ago, the warm shallow waters of Pearl Harbor were set ablaze with the oil of sinking ships. ...more

December 7, 2008

Remember World War I? That was the war to end all wars. Then came Dec. 7, 1941, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There we sat with World War I weapons, ammunition and military tactics. World War I resources against an enemy with the latest war materials: new carriers, the torpedo, aircraft, and the famous Jap ZERO. ...more

July 21, 2008

Thank you Mr. Ludacer for serving as a U.S. Navy radar observer and currently as a self -appointed lookout to express your concerns about things you feel could endanger our country; specifically you're repetitious letters condemning the "Patriot Act." Time changes everything including our methods of defense. I think everyone would agree that a good form of covert intelligence, if it were available then, would have been a much more effective defense than radar or lookouts, even as far back as the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. ...more

February 7, 2008

With some fluffy clouds, sunny and warm balmy breezes wafting in off the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean, service personnel and civilians were getting ready to attend church services or trying to sleep late having partied heavily the night before or else were just doing what people usually do on a Sunday morning back in these United States of America. ...more

December 7, 2007