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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
by Lenny Palmer
Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Dear Friends,
This perspective appeared in the guests section of the Editorial pages of the April 4 (Thursday) Chicago Tribune.

In 1961, a young African-American man, after hearing President John F. Kennedy's challenge to, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country," gave up his student deferment, left college in Virginia and voluntarily joined the Marines. In 1963, this man, having completed his two years of service in the Marines, volunteered again to become a Navy corpsman. (They provide medical assistance to the Marines as well as to Navy personnel.)

The man did so well in corpsman school that he was the valedictorian and became a cardiopulmonary technician. Not surprisingly, he was assigned to the Navy's premier medical facility, Bethesda Naval Hospital, as a member of the commander in chief's medical team, and helped care for President Lyndon B. Johnson after his 1966 surgery. For his service on the team, which he left in 1967, the White House awarded him three letters of commendation.
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A MAD SCRAMBLE
by Luke Rush
Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Democrats are now worrying that they might be doing too much damage to each other. No, really?! I hadn't heard that anywhere until just now. Thanks, super Interweb media! O:-) And also, after two major primary days on which people thought that the nomination would be wrapped up tight, people are finally starting to figure out that Pennsylvania's primary probably won't resolve anything. Wow, these people catch on FAST! Mssr. Obama also pulled a weak-kneed, semantics-ridden copout in denouncing Jeremiah Wright's "political views" (in an always-binding written statement, no less), rather than just going for the whole magilla and throwing him under the bus wholesale, as Tom from Kenosha put it. Attending the same church for 20 years, donating $50,000+ to that church in one fell swoop, and naming your magnum opus after one of his sermons essentially implies a tacit endorsement of that pastor's views. (read more)

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  • Kirilenko stuffs Kobe, Lakers in OT as Jazz tie series 2-2 (AP)

    Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47), of Russia, keeps Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) from the basket during overtime of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115. (AP (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in overtime and outscored the Lakers 15-7 in the extra 5 minutes.


  • Garcia ends drought with playoff win at Players Championship (AP)

    Sergio Garcia, of Spain, kisses his putter after winning The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Sunday, May 11, 2008. Garcia defeated Paul Goydos on the first playoff hole. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.


  • Indy 500 qualifying, practice canceled because of rain (AP)

    The Indianapolis 500 Gordon Pipers play through the rain as it delayed activities on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May  11, 2008.  (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AP - Qualifying and practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been canceled for the day due to rain. Qualifying for positions 12-22 for drivers at the May 25 Indianapolis 500 was to be decided Sunday. Now those slots will be added to next Saturday's scheduled qualifying. It was the fourth day this month that speedway events were canceled or limited because of rain.


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