Harry S. Truman was born at Lamar, Missouri on this day in 1884. After high school he worked as a bank clerk, but prospects were bleak and he came home to the farm. He fought in World War I, returned home, married Bess, and became a haberdasher. When that business … Continue reading
Sigismund Schlomo Freud was born at Freiburg, now part of the Czech Republic, on this day in 1856. Sigmund’s mother was twenty years younger than his father, younger than his step-brother, and Sigmund was an uncle on the day he was born. After the recession of 1865 the family moved … Continue reading
Secret U.S.-Israel nuclear accord in jeopardy. This was the head line of the Washington Times (I get the e-edition) this morning. The article written by Eli Lake goes on to say, that “…President Obama’s efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. … Continue reading
Dear Family Members: Sorry that it has taken so long to get this uploaded; however here is the video from Alex’s birthday. [View:http://axcess.me/video/alexbday2009.wmv:320:240] Hope you enjoy, if you have problems viewing, please let me know. You can also download the video directly to your computer by using this link. (Hint: … Continue reading
Oliver Cromwell was born at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England on this day in 1599. Educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he returned home to marry and served a term in Parliament before a conflict with the gentry forced him to leave town, and apparently led to his … Continue reading
RELEASE NUMBER: 090424-01 DATE POSTED: APRIL 24, 2009 Missing Special Forces Soldier awarded the Distinguished Service Cross 42 years after last seen in Vietnam FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 24, 2009) – The history of the U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment is short in relation to that of the … Continue reading
This arrived in my email this morning. Please take a moment and contact your State Legislators to tell them to support this much needed legislation. To: Mayors, Councilmembers, City Managers/Administrators, and Public Works Directors SHB 1614 is eligible for action by the House today. There are only three days left … Continue reading
A bridge in northeastern Kentucky will be named in honor of a fallen soldier. Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault based at Fort Campbell. Gov. Steve Beshear recently signed a joint resolution from … Continue reading
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/04/23/nancy-pelosi-tries-to-have-it-both-ways/ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on GOP charges that she knew about waterboarding for years and did nothing. Pelosi says she was briefed by Bush administration officials on the legal justification for using waterboarding — but that they never followed through on promises to inform her when … Continue reading
As many of you know, close personal friends of mine, David and Emily Golladay have a little girl named Laynee, and she was in desperate need of a kidney. After an exhaustive search for a donor, none could be found, then her mother Emily, volunteered her kidney; however there were … Continue reading