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Entries from December 2011

Book About Green Beret in Good Company

December 8th, 2011 · No Comments

I noticed something interesting on the Amazon.com page for Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice, the book in which I chronicle the life of Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart. It’s in good company on the virtual bookshelf! According to the graphic above which [...]

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Rumor Mill: Eric Holder to Resign Friday

December 8th, 2011 · No Comments

This tidbit came in this morning from a well-connected friend, and I wanted to put in on the record just in case it comes true: “Just heard from a little bird who lives with in the Washington D. C. beltway… Attorney General Holder is going to resign, perhaps by this Friday.” Perhaps my last article [...]

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Headline Would Make Most Veterans Smile

December 7th, 2011 · No Comments

I firmly believe that surviving veterans of World War II would be jubilant to read the headline shown in the doctored photo above:  OBAMA QUITS. Seriously though, I salute all who’ve worn the uniform of their country on this day we commemorate the sacrifices made at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

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Newt Gingrich America’s 21st Century Churchill

December 7th, 2011 · 4 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger If George Washington was the father of our country in the 18th century, and Abraham Lincoln was the greatest, most consequential leader of the 19th century, then the greatest statesman of the 20th century was Great Britain’s wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill. In spite of his vast experience in [...]

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Major Ethics Complaint Filed in Missouri (Update)

December 6th, 2011 · 6 Comments

A 425-page ethics complaint has been filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, and has the potential to rock Missouri’s political landscape from Kansas City to St. Louis and places in between. News of the complaint appeared Monday in a message posted on the campaign website of Cynthia Davis, a former state representative and short-lived chair [...]

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Observations of Fast-Food Gimmickry

December 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Last night, I fell victim to ill-conceived fast-food gimmickry in the form of the Coca-Cola Freestyle® drink machine at a Wendy’s® restaurant near my home. My foray into fast-food gimmickry began a few days earlier while driving by a just-opened Wendy’s® a few miles from my home.  It was then that I noticed the message on [...]

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Listen to ‘The Marc Cox Show’ Sunday Night

December 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

My book, Three Days in August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice will be the topic of discussion as I make a guest appearance on The Marc Cox Show Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. Central on St. Louis’ FM NewsTalk 97.1. Host Marc Cox and I will discuss the book which [...]

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