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We watched the speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the Military Academy at West Point in West Point, New York. We were very disappointed.

We were among the thousands who wrote to the president asking him not to commit more troops to the war in Afghanistan.

We are among the millions who know there is more to this story than meets the eye.

We heard Mr. Obama’s elegant and eloquent obfuscation of the facts. We heard him say the security of the United States is at risk.

Hmmm, that sounds to us like they have something in Afghanistan, like the Panama Canal, or the oil in Iraq, vital to our existence. It sounds like they have something we want. It sounds like the usual spin on the facts. Something belonging to another sovereign nation must be confiscated by our military in order to further the U.S. goal of world domination.

Tell the truth Mr. President. We implore you! The true reason for the surge in Afghanistan. Tell us the truth about the strategy to take what does not belong to us. Tell us the truth about minimizing the sovereignty of another nation. Didn’t we do this already in Iraq when our troops invaded in 2003?

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Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden’s Prime Minister and the current president of the European Union has taken positions that reflect his concern for the individual’s human rights. He has roundly denounced a variety of judicial actions by governments in Ossetia, Azerbaijan and China. (more…)

The weather is mild right now in Racine, Wisconsin. No matter what the weather Mother Hunter and her staff at Love and Charity Mission provide help for countless families in need. (more…)

Commentators of the day called it ” the war to end all wars”. The nations of the world were relieved when the armistice was signed more than ninety years ago. People alive in 1918 were hopeful it was indeed the last time they would experience the devastation of war. (more…)

Try this out for a different way to spend your lunchtime break today and every week…..

The All Saints Lutheran Church, 751 Dunlawton Avenue, in Port Orange, Florida, near Daytona Beach, Florida, will be the host of a program of hymn arrangements, quiet meditative music, and joyful uplifting music presented today, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by Silver Keys Music at the lunch time hour.

Claire Arnold, pianist/organist and flutist Leanne Polhill are the featured musical artists in this mid-day concert being given in honor of Marian Michel and in memory of her late husband John Michel. (more…)

Read an article about the mega-hit that earned big bucks worldwide for the heirs of the late King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. Find out what markets are experiencing Jackson-mania with the opening of the posthumous concert film This Is It!

We just love the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We recall the giant replica of the human heart that once guaranteed to please visitors to the world famous science museum.

The unique characteristic of the heart was its size. It was big enough for little children, accompanied by their adult teacher or parent to walk through;  the tour through the heart intended to replicate the same path blood travels through the real thing. The path in the Franklin Institute heart was backwards. We would enter on the left side and pass thought the heart.  It was the opposite direction the life giving fluid flows in the real cardiac organ. Blood enters through the right ventricle of the heart. Ah, those were the days.

Fastfoward to the 21st Century.  October 17th 2009 a fascinating exhibit opens to the public for 18 weeks only.  It’s BODY WORLDS 2 & The Brain. This is the original exhibition from innovative anatomist Dr. Gunther Von Hagens who presented and astounded the world with Body Worlds. It is somewhat reminiscent of the anatomy of the human heart in the way a Toyota Camry Hybrid is reminiscent of a Model T Ford. (more…)

Blanche Africa Reilly Dark, our senior contributor, who is our senior contributor has a report:

According to a recent report in the New York Times Business section,

“…there are more Americans 65 and older in the job market today than at any time in history, 6.6 million, compared with 4.1 million in 2001.”

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Speaking of money matters, Peter Schiff, an economist who wants to be a U.S. Senator, has another prediction about our American economic future:

Regular readers of this site are familiar with the items we publish from time to time as a public service providing information the consumer can use about banking. The following is another in the continuing series of banking updates:

National City Bank is finally manifesting the results of the merger announced last year with PNC Bank. All changes will be effective early in November 2009.

We’re not so sure this is a good idea. Right now our local National City Bank offers services and features we really like. This actual real life merger with PNC threatens to change all the things we like about National City and deprive us of the convenience of services we came to National City for in the first place. (more…)