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My non-fiction military history, Black Tuesday Over Namsi, A True History of the Epic Air Battle of the Korean War, is available from heritagebooks.com or by calling 800-876-6103. The book has received five 5-star ratings by readers on the Amazon web site.

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Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 1 of 212
Before tackling the subject of "illegal" immigration in the United States, I should point out certain specific border issues that will not be included. Drug, gun and human smuggling are criminal acts separate from the "illegal" immigration issue; therefore, this article will only deal with those "illegal" immigrants who enter... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Who says Clinton actually had inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky?: 1 of 18
My first reaction to this question was to ask myself, who would ask such a thing? After analyzing the sentence, I could think of only one source for a statement so duplicitous that they must think us gullible dopes or brainless amnesiacs. That source almost had to be someone associated with Senator Clinton's presidential camp... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Is John McCain, now in his 70s, too old to serve as president?: 1 of 11
John McCain has received my vote in every election he has been on the Arizona ballot-except this past primary. Yes, I even voted for him against Bush in the 2000 primary because he was a straight shooter whose ideas and goals seemed more in concert with those of the Constitution of the United States of America.Unfortunately, ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies In what circumstances is government censorship of media appropriate?: 1 of 9
The first article of the Bill of Rights states, in part, that " Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech." Taken literally, this means that the United States Constitution forbids government from censoring speech even to the slightest degree, which also makes the answer to the question, an unequivocal "... More..
Computers & Technology > Radio & Audio Devices Product reviews: Amazon's Kindle 2.0 digital reader: 1 of 5
Even though I told my wife that I did not want an Amazon Kindle digital reader for Christmas 2008 (especially a "paperback" that costs $359), I received one anyway. She had, in fact been trying to buy me one ever since Kindle was featured on the cover of Newsweek. "You're always buying books," she argued, citing my mass pu... More..
Education > High School Humanities Teacher tips: How to write thesis statements for high school papers: 1 of 5
Before attempting to teach high school students how to write thesis statements for their essays, a teacher should clarify and simplify exactly what is meant by the term. There was a time when a thesis statement was commonly called a topic sentence. The difference, it seemed, was that topic sentence somehow described a lower ... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues The problem with public education: 16 of 52
Public Education: An Instrument of Stupidity & Lies? Preface: The author spent twelve years in an intercity classroom and subsequently taught every grade, K-12 as well as adult extension classes, to students from every social background. He is writing this because he is retired and able to. He misses his students and salutes ... More..
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) How to create a great American steak sandwich: 1 of 3
Thanks to Emeril, my displaced Pennsylvania friends tell me that my Philly cheesesteak sandwiches are as good as those concocted by the founding sandwich fathers in the City of Brotherly Love. That's saying a lot. Almost anyone who knows anything about sandwiches will tell you that the Philly cheesesteak is not only one of ... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Should scientists be allowed to divert a hurricane away from a major city, dooming rural residents?: 9 of 21
Although atmospheric scientists have never been able to pin down the exact spot where a hurricane will make landfall more than a day or two in advance, it is not inconceivable that someday in the distant future they will possess the wherewithal to divert the massively destructive storms away from major cities.So the question ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The rise of conservatism in the United States: 3 of 7
Although conservatism in the United States is habitually associated with Ronald Reagan's presidency, conservative values have been a fundamental characteristic of the American psyche since our beginning as a nation. During the twentieth century conservatism was catapulted to prominence by people whose names have become sy... More..