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Parnell Orders State Flags to Half-Staff on Pearl Harbor Day
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell has asked that all state flags be lowered to half-staff Friday to commemorate Pearl Harbor Day and to honor all the Americans who fought in World War II. "The attack on Pearl Harbor continues to serve as an important reminder that...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Sean Parnell
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Fallen Alaskan Firefighters Honored on 9-11
Channel 2 NewsJust as 9-11 ushered in the war on terror, the attack on Pearl Harbor ushered in World War II 60 years earlier. Just before the attack, as Alaska fortified its coast against the Japanese, four army fireman died as they attempted to put out a grass fire...Tags: Fires, World War II (1939-1945), Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Ansell Limited
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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Republican Party, Jason C. Welch, Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Watertown
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So much for messianic leadership
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Barack Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...Tags: Government, Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Ben Jealous: Black farm ownership overcoming decades of discrimination
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership. But we can do our best to move forward. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit Pigford v...Tags: FBI, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Civil Rights
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Government, National Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Unemployment Benefits, Indiana University South Bend
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Superman, a hero with staying power
My nomination for American hero of the 20th century is someone who lived half his life in disguise and the other half as the world's most recognizable man. He appeared on more radio broadcasts than Ellery Queen and in more movies than Marlon Brando, who...
Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Entertainment, Nazi Party, Heroism, Radio
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My Word: One step closer to freedom from fear
Years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that all people everywhere ought to enjoy: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. Of the four, freedom from fear is the most difficult...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Department of Justice, FBI
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Will Dodd-Frank save (or stifle) capitalism?
WASHINGTON -- It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis -- the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 -- and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarullo, the Federal Reserve's point man...
Tags: Banking, Woodrow Wilson, Consumers, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Judges
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Naperville honors barbershop singers
Barbershop singing has remained on a short list of activities that might be enjoyed equally by teenagers and octogenarians since a revival of the turn-of-the-century music took off in the 1930s. A Naperville chapter of men's barbershop vocalists who...
Tags: Parent Organizations, Entertainment, Ceremonies, Culture, The Happiest News!
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Whose side is the NRA on?
Terrorism, whether practiced in the U.S. or overseas, can be defined as a deliberate act of violence to instill fear in a target audience. We fight terrorism when we stay calm but resolute; we abet terrorists when our response is to panic or try to foment...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Shootings, George W. Bush, Firearms, Sports
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Freedoms resound in the UU message
Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded his 1941 State of the Union address by describing four universal freedoms that, as the right of all people, justified American involvement in the Second World War. When it came to the fourth freedom, "freedom from fear",...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Separation of Church and State, Justice and Rights, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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