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All gave some, some gave all: The history and duty of Memorial Day

By Patti Brown Take this quiz: Memorial Day is…? A) The official kick-off to summer. B) The day the pool opens. C) A three-day weekend of sales, discount coupons and shopping that precedes the week-long extravaganza of Father...
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Lincoln’s Lesson for Memorial Day

By Congressman Steve King Memorial Day is America’s most solemn national holiday. It is the day Americans pay tribute to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who lost their lives in service to the nat...
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Reagan’s Memorial Day Remarks at Arlington National Cemetery

May 31, 1982 In America’s cities and towns today, flags will be placed on graves in cemeteries; public officials will speak of the sacrifice and the valor of those whose memory we honor. In 1863, when he dedicated a small...
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Pain at the Pump Means Less for Groceries, Clothes and Family Vacations

By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham We all get the same sick feeling each time we visit a gas station these days.  With each tick upwards in price at the pump our monthly income in terms of purchasing power decreases.  More for fu...
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Thank God That Such Men Lived…

Written by Gabe Haugland When five fireman died in a blaze in New York City in 1908, Chief Ed Croker had this to say at their funeral: “Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. W...
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