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Schooner ‘Martha,’ Grounded at Requa, 1926
The schooner ‘Martha’, piloted by Captain Olsen, tried to cross a sand bar at the mouth of the Klamath River the morning of October 25, 1926. Loggers from the ‘Bull & Dunn Cedar Company’ quit work early to help pull the ‘Martha’ from the bar. She floated free, but before she could get under away, she became caught…
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Behind the Burning and Burial of a Jordanian Pilot
President Obama and his administration continue to refuse to admit that ISIS/ISIL’s coupled to radical Islam. But there is more evidence to prove jus’ the opposite. Recently, ISIS/ISIL burned a Jordanian pilot, and then they buried him in a massive pile of rubble. But why would they do this? First, we need to know what…
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Her Bright Red Hair
Following basic training I was assigned to Brooks Air Force Base for technical schooling. I simply took a Blue Bird from the back gate of Lackland right onto my newest assignment in San Antonio, Texas. In a group full of young, excitable men, were three women. One of those women was a young lady by the name…
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Life Lesson #14
Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work. In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
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Reno Murder Case from 2004 Still Not Solved
Kyla Annan’s boyfriend found her lifeless body on her bed, September 23, 2004. She lived on Quincy Street, an area known to Reno police for drug activity and vagrancy. Ten days earlier, a late-night intruder broke into her home through a back door and began removing his clothing. He threw one shirt on her sewing…
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FUBAR: NBC’s Brian Williams Called Out for Lying
NBC’s Brian Williams has told the story for several years, including during an appearance on “The Late Show” with David Letterman in 2013. Here’s the latest reincarnation from last week: “The story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of Iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after…
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Jesus Isn’t the Problem
The day following his veiled meeting with Muslim leaders at the White House, President Obama is trying to find a moral equivalency between radical Islam and Christianity. During the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, Obama reminded attendees that violence rooted in religion isn’t exclusive to Islam, but Christians as well. “We’ve seen professions of faith used…
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Ain’t Nothin’ Political ‘Bout Holder’s DOJ
The attorney general who’s spent six years turning the Justice Department into a liberal wing of the Democrat Party is off his rocker, claiming he had to clean up a department politicized by the Bush administration. “You want to look at a Justice Department that’s been politicized; you look at the one I inherited,” claims out-going…
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Obama’s Trickle-down Economics to Continue
President Obama is proposing a 10-year budget he claims stabilizes the federal deficit, instead focusing on supposed income inequality while adding nearly $6 trillion to the debt. Adding $4 trillion for the 2016 fiscal year, his plan will raise taxes on corporations and on the rich. It increases discretionary spending by $74 billion over what…
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Walter Woodstock, 1935-2015
The hot sting of tears welling up in my eyes was immediate when I read the headline, “Obituary: Walter Charles Woodstock.” I also felt my heart begin to hurt when I realized what it meant. Walt, as I knew him used to come over to house every evening on his meal-break when he was first assigned…