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'Freedom from Barbarism is not Social Justice'

22-06-2020 Contributor - DavidM

“Freedom from Barbarism is not Social Justice”: Jesse Jackson on Protests and Police Reform David Masciotra   Jesse Jackson has the rare gift of communicating in aphorism. One of his many memorable linguistic coinages is, “We never lost...

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The Living Death: Memorial Day in America

24-05-2020 Contributor - DavidM

The Living Death: Memorial Day in America

The Living Death: Memorial Day in America   David Masciotra    If America calls you a “hero,” prepare to die. The substitution of recognition for anything material or significant as means of gratitude and appreciation has defined Freedom Central’s...

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A Serenade for Alternative America: John Mellencamp in Peoria, IL

18-02-2019 Contributor - DavidM

A Serenade for Alternative America: John Mellencamp in Peoria, IL

A Serenade for Alternative America: John Mellencamp in Peoria, IL 18 February 2019   I sang my songs for millions of people / Sang good and bad news… - John Mellencamp, “Void in My Heart.”   The role of the troubadour,...

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The Profound Political Lesson of March for Our Lives

27-03-2018 Contributor - DavidM

The Profound Political Lesson of March for Our Lives David Masciotra   Politics is boring. It has become easy to confuse public policy and administration with entertainment as the President of the United States finds himself embroiled in...

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Contributor - Fred J Boenig

What Does a Response to a Gold Star Dad Cost?

12-07-2018 Contributor-FredB

What Does a Response to a Gold Star Dad Cost?

  Sen. Pat Toomey, What Does a Response to a Gold Star Dad Cost?   Senator Pat Toomey, My name is Fred Boenig. I live in Emmaus, just a short distance from your home. I’ve lived in PA for...

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A letter to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), from a Gold…

05-12-2017 Contributor-FredB

A letter to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), from a Gold Star Family

 A letter to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), from a Gold Star Family On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, my wife Cindy, and I, were visiting Washington DC and the Senate office buildings as part of our vacation....

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Contributor - tdr Editor

Government site news

19-02-2020 Contributor - tdr Editor

USA.gov news feed (RSS) not updated since Sep 2019.  Only one post in 2019.

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President Trump and The Parade

07-02-2018 Contributor - tdr Editor

President Trump and The Parade

"Trump - Stop!!!    Spend money on Puerto Rico, infrastructure, reduce deficit, and not on a parade that strokes your ego."  Moments later I added - "You (Trump) avoiding serving, 5 deferments."  And then -...

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Spoken Poems by Grant Peeples

The Mullet Poem

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Above the Entrance of the Academy

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 The Future Tense 

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The Third Part 

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Oklahoma True 

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Contributor - Grant Peeples

I Know it's Hard for You

10-08-2018 Contributor - GrantP

I Know it’s Hard for You   I know it’s hard for you: I clearly see all you believe is born of who you are, so I’ve tried to keep an open heart. Your daddy was his father’s son;...

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Where the Sirens Wail-Grant Peeples

06-11-2017 Contributor - GrantP

Where the Sirens Wail-Grant Peeples

Where the Sirens Wail The End Times, we feel, have somehow caught us by surprise I’m telling you: it is going to be weird from here on out As the sun burns hotter -- -and both flames and tidewaters rise-- - they are...

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The Russians Bear It Away-Grant Peeples

12-10-2017 Contributor - GrantP

The Russians Bear It Away-Grant Peeples

The Russians Bear It Away -Grant Peeples    The Russians Bear It Away -Grant Peeples They are clever there in the Kremlin A polished, thuggish,math-rich street code   has replaced the former Soviet brain trust   that hybrid ideology       of peasantry and...

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In Defense of Donald Trump

07-10-2017 Contributor - GrantP

In Defense of Donald Trump

In Defense of Donald Trump -Grant Peeples Remember: there is a little bit of him in every one of you Indeed, I begat him from the whores of commerce and industry where he was conceived in a womb...

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