Never Forget Vets Honoring All Branches and Service
A reader thanks fellow veterans from all branches and MOSs for their service in many countries. The letter honors bravery and sacrifices, notes wartime atrocities by some but praises commonplace courage, and ends with gratitude to all who served, including medics, logisticians, and bearers of the fallen. Oprah, semper fi, and a Veterans Day salute conclude the piece.
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Baytown Fire BEAT Alley Delivers L A F S to Goose Creek Schools
The Baytown Fire Department BEAT Alley program ends its Life and Fire Safety outreach in Goose Creek CISD elementary schools. Clown and puppet characters entertain while teaching life safety to young students during Fire Prevention Week starting the first week of October. The district plans complete delivery across all elementary schools. The note recalls Great Chicago Fire date October 8, 1871.
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Inaugural Ball Preview Feuds Roil Republican Standings
Halloween weekend antics spark party intrigue as Trump Carson Bush Rubio Cruz Christie Kasich vie for Hillary Clinton's favor. The fanciful scene features costumes, signatures, and sharp digs about who might dance at the November Ball with the likely 2020 Tea.
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On This Day November 10 Historical Highlights
Facts from 1775 Marines organized by Continental Congress to 1990 film premiere in Chicago. Notable events include the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in 1975 with 29 crew lost, Sesame Street debut in 1969, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opening in 1982. Thought for Today by William M Winans.
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California
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U.S. Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arlington
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Macaulay Culkin
Chicago
William M. Winans
Dooblespeak and playful word tweaks in modern prose
Essay notes how placeholder words replace precise terms and how phrases swell with filler in press releases, government reports, and bills. It cites quotes about knowns and unknowns, riffs on fairy tale rewrites, and points out overused acronyms and awkward phrasing. Author JoAn Martin signs with contact details.
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Richard Lederer
Donald Rumsfield
Secretary of Defense
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Carson faces scrutiny as he seeks GOP nomination
Texas political writer Dave McNeely notes Ben Carson’s rise in the Republican field brings intense scrutiny of his past claims. Reporters question tales from his youth about violence and a West Point scholarship while campaign aides insist he never applied. Carson calls the coverage a media witch hunt as voters weigh biography against truth.
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Donald Trump
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Gary Hart
Bill Clinton
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Mr. Dooley
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Dr. Carson
Harry S Truman
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