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<p>As the National World War II Memorial prepares to open, the secretary of State tells how these public spaces help everyone better understand what America is all about.</p> <p>"Paying homage to the fallen holds a deeply personal meaning for me." Every Memorial Day, my sister, Marilyn, and I would put on our Sunday best and accompany our parents to Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx to visit the graves of family members. Like all kids, my sister and I were happy to have the day off from school, and I can't say we were in a solemn frame of mind. But taking part in that annual rite of remembrance gave me my first sense of the importance of honoring those who have gone before.</p>

Globalization Dissected Lou Dobbs and Protectionists, please take note! by Hugo Salinas Price President Mexican Civic Association Pro Silver -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (This article is translated into English from the original Spanish, by its author. The original article at this website, www.plata.com.mx, is "Disección de la 'Globalización'". Some slight modifications have been made to the English version.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The globalization of the world economy which we have been experiencing these past decades has not been a sound and inevitable process, nor is it a result of the forces of supply and demand in a liberalized world that impose painful but beneficial changes...

© 1993 - Kathryn Felitsky Used with permission - All Rights Reserved. "...written with love, pride and a deep appreciation for all that served so that I might be free." Turn your speakers on and click on the link for a Memorial Day tribute FAREWELL It was a fading twilight evening when I finally found the tomb of honor where they laid him when they sent this soldier home. I knelt before the marker, bowed my head to say a prayer, and memories washed o'er my soul of the time we'd put in there. The breeze stirred long past traces ...

State 'efficiency czar' resigns in protest She says privatization, downsizing of jobs too rushed By Bill Cotterell DEMOCRAT SENIOR WRITER When the state's new "efficiency czar" got frustrated with Gov. Jeb Bush's push to privatize state services, she decided there was one job that really needed to go first. Her own. "I am more pro-employee," Ruth Sykes told the Tallahassee Democrat on Monday. "As I told the governor, people have the answers, your employees have the answers. They know where the waste is; they know where the problems are. They will help you if you let them, if they have ...

The Rumor won't die, despite lack of facts By Bill Cotterell Tallahassee Democrat There's a rumor galloping around town, a story which - if true - would change the political landscape considerably. If you've heard the titillating tale, you know the one I mean. If you haven't, you're not going to read it here. Gossip about the supposed Clintonesque dalliance of two high-ranking public officials has spread to the Internet, where lurid speculation abounds. The Capitol press corps is waiting with bait-like breath for the July issue of Vanity Fair, which supposedly has the goods on 'em. (I was among ...

Winner is the loser if portents prove true ANALYSIS by LARRY ELLIOTT in London America hates a loser, and should Al Gore squander Bill Clinton's golden economic legacy by losing to George W. Bush he will go down in history as one of the losers of all time. Unemployment is low, inflation is low, real incomes are rising, the dollar is strong, Silicon Valley has transformed the global industrial landscape. Put simply, Mr Gore should be cruising it. Should the Republicans win back the White House after eight years, the pundits will say the Vice-President was wooden, lacked warmth, ...

TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT (You Gotta Believe): 1. You have to believe that the AIDS Virus is spread by the lack of Federal Funding. 2. You have to believe that the same teacher who cannot teach 4th graders to read is somehow capable of teaching them about sex. 3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding American citizens are more dangerous than nuclear weapons in the hands of Chinese Communists. 4. You have to believe that there was no art, prior to Federal Funding. 5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected ...

Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of that year's incoming freshmen. Here is this year's list: The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1982. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. Black Monday, 1987, is as significant to them as the Great Depression. There has been only one Pope. They were 11 when ...

In a post on another thread a few weeks ago, I said that we should look to the advice of other POW's to evaluate Senator McCain's POW/Hero status. The following are the words from another POW/Hero, Admiral James B. Stockdale. (This information was originally posted in a reply by Newtiebacker.) November 26, 1999 John McCain in the Crucible By JAMES B. STOCKDALE CORONADO, Calif. -- I am not surprised by reports that Senator John McCain's political enemies have been spreading rumors that his famous temper is a sign of a broader "instability" caused by his imprisonment in Vietnam. In fact, ...

Please don't consider this a vanity post. I hope it is not. This is a "call to arms" vote for military veterans. I received this request from a military veteran. He is requesting us to vote for the "American GI" as the Time Person of the Century. You can vote at the following link. Vote For the American GI

If you live on the east coast - "HEADS UP!" Hurricane Floyd has jumped from 110 MPH sustained winds to 145 in just 4 hours. This is a monster now. Tropical storm force winds extend out over 200 miles from the center. It was projected to hit the Daytona Beach area, but the most recent update is now projecting impact near the Florida/Georgia line. Nothing follows.

"The Crash of the Millennium" Thanks to an introduction via the internet with a friend of economist and famed best selling author Dr. Ravi Batra, we have for you the transcript of an interview that took place between your editor and Dr. Batra. He has graciously agreed for me to interview him and permitted me to publish a transcript of our 1-½ hour discussion mostly about his views and forecast for the American and global economies. What I have discovered since meeting Dr. Batra is that his views on the global economy are very close to my own as first ...

25-Year Chronology of Gold http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_99/hickel080999.html Gold only seems to have lost its luster because prices on gold have gone down for 18 years. It is understanding why gold has gone down for 20 years that changes the tune of the gold story quite dramatically and may make it the only smart choice for one's money at the top of this historical, unprecedented equity bubble. Here is gold's true story. &#61623; Saudi Arabia, Europe, and the Far East believe in gold and always have. &#61623; Saudi controls 60% of the world-oil supply. &#61623; In 1971, President Nixon removed the dollar from ...

The Not Insignificant Probability of a Derivative Accident It was a bearish week on Wall Street. While the Dow did post a 59-point rise, and the Morgan Stanley Cyclical index and utilities gained more than 1%, most other averages were in decline. The S&P 500 was hit for about a 2% loss. The Morgan Stanley Consumer index and Transports slipped 3%. The small caps came under heavy selling pressure with the Russell 2000 declining almost 4%. Technology stocks suffered declines, but actually made it through the week better than we would have expected. The NASDAQ 100 dropped 2 ½% and ...

The joke goes like this: When Slick completed five years of his Presidency, he wanted a special postage stamp issued with his picture on it. He so instructed Hillary, stressing that it should be of international quality. The stamps were duly released and Slick was pleased. But within a couple of days of release of the stamp, he began hearing complaints that the stamp was not sticking properly, and he became furious. He called Hillary and ordered her to investigate the matter. Hillary checked the matter out at several post offices, and then reported on the problem to Slick. ...

It seems as if our memories are very short. "slick willie" may be low life, sick and down right vile but he is not the first piece of filth the media has crammed down our throats. Your Daily MightyCool Quote a Day! - Here are some quotes from our favorite crack smoking x-mayor of Washington, DC. "The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather." - Mayor of Washington DC "First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl." ...

"That Ragged Old Flag" I walked through a county courthouse square On a park bench, an old man was sittin there. I said, "Your court house is kinda run down, He said, "No, it will do for our little town". I said "your old flag pole kinda leaned a little bit, And that’s a ragged old flag you got hanging on it". He said "have a seat", so I sat down, He said, "is this your first visit to our little town" I said, "I think it is" He said "I don’t like to brag, but we’re kinda proud of ...