Our View Memorial Day tribute in a changing world
Memorial Day 2003 honors fallen soldiers and civilians, reflects on the costs of freedom, and warns that terrorism seeks to turn freedom into fear. It contrasts past wars with current threats and calls for collective remembrance of those who defended liberty and duties of citizenship.
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Iraq
United States
Gettysburg
San Juan Hill
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Iwo Jima
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Vietnam
America
Government Representatives and Local Officials Contact List
State Senator Rico Oller represents the First District with offices in Sacramento and Granite Bay. Assemblyman Rick Keene serves the Third District from Sacramento and Chico. Placer County Supervisors include Rex Bloomfield. Colfax governance lists Mayor Sherrie Blackmun and council members Dave Gard Sandra Kellams Sharon Gieras and Bryan West.
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Rico Oller
State Capitol
Sacramento
Douglas Blvd
Granite Bay
Oller
Sen
Rick Keene
Memorial Way
Suite
Chico
Placer County Board of Supervisors
Rex Bloomfield
Fulweiler Ave
Auburn
Colfax
Sherrie Blackmun
Dave Gard
Sandra Kellams
Sharon Gieras
Bryan West
Editorial rebuke of patriotic fervor and presidential actions
A reader criticizes an May 15 editorial praising the president aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. He attacks the politics, cites military service, questions motives behind campaign photo ops, notes civilian control of the military, and warns of fascism themes in modern nationalism. He urges continued scrutiny of political rhetoric.
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Abraham Lincoln
Torres
California
Ais
Viet Nam
Air National Guard
Leavenworth
Bush
Lawrence Britt
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Spain
Suharto
Indonesia
Pinochet
Chile
Free Inquiry
Bikers evolve but image stays loud in California
A Colfax motorcycle swap reveals how perceptions clash with reality as bikers move from outlaw stereotypes to respected professionals. The Grandfather Motorcycle Club hosts events with Harley culture thriving despite rising prices and shifting social norms, including bikini bike washes for charity and memories of Hell’s Angels era.
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Colfax
Grandfather Motorcycle Club
California
Harley Davidson
Placer County Superior Court
Oakland
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Hell's Angels
Navy
South Shore
Alameda
Grandfathers Motorcycle Club
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition
Rollins Lake
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Winder
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Posipore
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Ed Scotten
CNN
FOX
U.S
Supreme Court
Marlin Brando
Michigan
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