Why isn't America celebrating V J Day
Santa Fe columnist reflects on the 67th anniversary of V J Day and recalls how celebrations erupted worldwide after Hirohito's surrender. The piece critiques modern forgetfulness and political correctness shaping school curricula calendars and public memory of World War II victory.
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New Mexico
Hirohito
Japan
Tokyo
America
V-J
Britain
Belgium
Jay Miller
la Tosa
Hotmail
Romney Ryan ticket frames real change in U S politics
The Wall Street Journal editorial backs Paul Ryan as a Republican vice presidential pick and argues Romney can win a big election by tackling major issues. It contrasts serious reform with Democratic ads and urges Americans to demand substantive policy debate over superficial politics.
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Wall Street Journal
Paul Ryan
Romney
Ryan
America
Obama
Senate
Congress
Joe Biden
Audit the Pentagon Act aims for full budget audit
The editorial lauds Coburn's Audit the Pentagon Act with McCaskill and Manchin as cosponsors and argues the Pentagon must pass a full audit by 2014 to reveal where funds go. It notes DoD's history of opaque spending, cites sequestration and large outlays, and warns on national security without accountability.
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Missouri
Claire McCaskill
Senate
Rand Paul
R-Ky
Ron Johnson
R-Wis
Tom Coburn
R-Okla
McCaskill
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Dwight Eisenhower
Congress
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Defense
Leon Panetta
Mitt Romney
Armed Services Subcommittee On
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Iraq
Afghanistan
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Panetta
Dear Doctor K Cochlear Implant Candidacy
Doonesbury explains cochlear implants as an option for severe hearing loss unresponsive to aids. It notes over 200000 people worldwide have benefited and outlines basic ear science, describing the cochlea’s role in sensing sound.
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Doctor K
Reader
How Cochlear Implants Work and Recovery Pace
An ear surgeon implants a wire into the cochlea connected to a receiver under the skull and a microphone outside the ear. Electrical signals stimulate the hearing nerve and the user undergoes extensive audiologist-led training to relearn hearing over up to a year.
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Roswell Soldier Commissioned from Leadership School
Staff Sgt. Kenneth De Los Santos son of Mr and Mrs Ernesto De Los Santos of Roswell has been commissioned from officer leadership school. He serves as a munitions specialist with the 82nd Supply Squadron at Williams Air Force Base. De Los Santos is a 1981 Goddard High School Roswell graduate. his wife Maria is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Katzer of Garwin Iowa.
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Ernesto de Los Santos
Roswell
82Nd
Williams Air Force Base
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