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My mother left my father when I was 5 years old. I make no harsh judgment of my parents, who have many wonderful qualities. But from that moment I began my personal journey, a struggle that has so far lasted a lifetime – getting over the fear and anger that resulted from that one single decision. And there are millions of other Americans coming up behind me with the same demons. We are not just a social problem, but also a growing political force. In fact, America's ability to maintain her freedoms may ultimately depend on there being some kind...

A review of 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed To Ask By Thomas E. Woods Jr. Crown Forum, New York, 2007 "History has many cunning passages..." T.S. Eliot, Gerontion, (1920). History is a supremely complex discipline. Take, for example, the following "philosophically pregnant" description of the historical process provided by the erudite, Dr. Eric Voegelin: "The process of history, and such order as can be discerned in it, is not the story to be told from beginning to its happy, or unhappy, end; it is a mystery in process of revelation." Another truth about history is that it's...

Latrobe says goodbye to Rolling Rock MICHAEL COWDEN Associated Press LATROBE, Pa. - A line of trucks idled outside the loading docks at Latrobe Brewing Co. on Friday morning. In a few hours, they would haul away some of the last cases of Rolling Rock beer brewed in Latrobe. "It's over. It's done," said Larry Ewantis, who ran the receiving department for ingredients. "Now they're just cleaning up." Known for its distinctive green bottle and quality pledge with a mysterious "33" at the end, Rolling Rock has been brewed here since 1939. But Belgium-based InBev SA, which owned Rolling Rock...

Last Call For Rolling Rock Beer No Longer Brewed In Latrobe POSTED: 2:21 pm EDT July 26, 2006 UPDATED: 2:49 pm EDT July 26, 2006 LATROBE, Pa. -- Wednesday marked the last day Rolling Rock will be brewed and bottled at Latrobe Brewing Company. The official last day for workers will be Monday. A deal was put in place to allow Rolling Rock workers to keep their jobs. The union approved an agreement with City Brewing on Sunday. The Wisconsin-based company will buy the Latrobe Brewery from In-Bev USA. The Rolling Rock beer brand was sold to Anheuser-Busch. Production of...

Signatures rolling in to support Rock brewery By Eric Heyl TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Rolling Rock about to be brewed in New Jersey? The thought struck Jeremy Evans as hard as the first rays of morning sunlight hitting the eyes of someone with a monstrous hangover.

Time to dust off the whoopee cushions and hand buzzers. April Fools' Day is here and there's no better place for wisecracks and shenanigans than at work. In its annual April Fools' Day survey, CareerBuilder.com found 33 percent of workers have played a practical joke on a co-worker and 17 percent are planning office tricks for this year's holiday. Although it might be thrilling to finally one-up the office funnyman, pranks also help beat something that's no laughing matter: workplace stress. More than half of workers reported working under stress in another CareerBuilder.com survey. Stress and worry on the job...

Woman Survives 'Fatal Attraction' Poisoning Her 'Friend' Was in Love with Her Husband March 22, 2006 — - Angie Hausler, 33, is recovering in a St. Louis hospital after being the victim of a crime with echoes of the movie "Fatal Attraction." Hausler was allegedly poisoned by a neighbor, Tina Vazquez, who police say was in love with Hausler's husband, Brian Hausler, and wanted to get rid of her so she could marry him. "I never led her on," said Brian Hausler, "I mean, not that I know of." Brian Hausler says they met Vazquez, 33, six to eight months...

BONNE TERRE - A Bonne Terre woman is in jail after allegedly poisoning the wife of the man she wanted to be with. Tina Vazquez, 33, Bonne Terre, is accused of poisoning Angie Hausler with sodium nitrite, a meat-curing chemical that is used at Vazquez's place of employment. Investigators said the poisoning took place Saturday morning. “Tina Vazquez allegedly gave Ms. Hausler two capsules which she believed to be the antibiotic amoxicillin,” said St. Francois County Sheriff Dan Bullock . “The pills contained sodium nitrite. Shortly after taking the pills, Ms. Hausler collapsed and was taken to a local hospital....

By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 – A spokesman for the Hawaii-based Marine unit that lost 26 Marines and one sailor from the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed 31 troops in Iraq says the incident has impacted Marines like the 1983 Beirut bombing. "It was a tragic helicopter crash," noted Marine Lt. Col. Owen Lovejoy, the executive officer of 1st Marine Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed in Iraq. The Marine CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter crashed near Rutbah, in Anbar province, Iraq. "I think...

The National Forensic Institute had by Thursday morning identified 19 of the 20 fatalities in Tuesday's suicide bombing in central Jerusalem. Five of the victims were American citizens, the US embassy in Tel Aviv announced Wednesday night. Two days after the devastating Jerusalem bus bombing, thirty-three people remained hospitalized Thursday, including nine people in serious condition, hospital officials said. The wounded include seven children who sustained head and lung injuries, and an 18-month-old girl who lost an eye in the blast. A Palestinian suicide bomber disguised as an Orthodox Jew boarded a packed Jerusalem bus in central Jerusalem and blew...