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I fly a lot. It’s gotten to be such a hassle that I’m cutting down on my air travel, and even turning down a number of engagements because I just don’t want to go through the ordeal at the airports. What ordeal? If you ask that question, you must not have flown anywhere since 9/11. I’m talking about the security gauntlet every passenger has to go through. If you have flown anywhere, you’ve had to get in the lines. Take off every bit of metal bigger than a dime, your jacket, hat, and shoes, perhaps your belt … and, if...

I fly a lot. It's gotten to be such a hassle that I'm cutting down on my air travel, and even turning down a number of engagements because I just don't want to go through the ordeal at the airports. What ordeal? If you ask that question, you must not have flown anywhere since 9/11. I'm talking about the security gauntlet every passenger has to go through! If you have flown anywhere, you've had to get in the lines. Take off every bit of metal bigger than a dime, your jacket, hat and shoes, perhaps your belt … and, if...

Change we voted for, and change we got. And now, as we peer anxiously into future, rounding the corner into a new year, we're hoping mightily that the changes in leadership and policy will somehow be equal to the immense problems we're facing.

Today, Oct. 22, marks the 273rd anniversary of the birth of an American icon: Daniel Boone. This death-defying adventurer axed his way through the Appalachian Mountains to settle Kentucky and open the Western frontier. Stamped across his rock-hard life is the trademark of America: the pioneer spirit to cross new frontiers and control one's destiny. Back then, people ran their own lives. Today, our vastly expanded Nanny State looks after us. Is this a good thing? Imagine you're a pioneer of yesteryear. How would you fare with today's nanny on your back? As you prepare your covered wagon for journeying...

ABOARD USS MONTEREY, At Sea (NNS) -- Three ships led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (COMDESRON) 24 left the east coast June 5 and 6 to participate with naval forces from the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Australia, France and Spain in Neptune Warrior, a coalition course held in the North Atlantic. Capt. Robert Kapcio, commander, DESRON 24, and his staff are embarked aboard Norfolk-based USS Monterey (CG 61) and will use this opportunity to evaluate the ship and crew in addition to Mayport-based USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Boone (FFG 28), to certify each is ready for deployment...

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq (Jan. 12, 2006) -- The right to wear the eagle, globe and anchor and be considered among the world’s finest is a privilege that is hard earned. Lance Cpl. Josslyn D. Selzer, a 19-year-old Boone, N.C., native with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, is living out that dream. “I have always wanted to be a Marine, since I was about 8,” said Selzer, an ammunition technician for the battalion. “My sister, Deadra, is in the Marines; she joined a year-and-a-half before me, but I knew I wanted to join long before she ever...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - What do Pat Boone and Bono have in common? It turns out they are both fans of the Rev. Billy Graham. They are joined by such acts as Michael McDonald, LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, DC Talk and others on "Thank You Billy Graham," a track organized by Boone that celebrates the evangelist's 87th birthday. Net proceeds from the song and video, out November 7, benefit Mercy Corps and Samaritan's Purse for Hurricane Katrina and Global Poverty Relief. The song, written by Boone, David Pack and Billy Dean, appears on Boone's new album, "Glory Train," which was...

This is where the blame game gets ugly. "So every American kid should be required to watch videotape of the poor in New Orleans and see how they suffered (after Hurricane Katrina), because they couldn't get out of town," said Fox News Channel pundit Bill O'Reilly last week on his show, The O'Reilly Factor . "And then, every teacher should tell the students, "If you refuse to learn, if you refuse to work hard, if you become addicted, if you live a gangsta-life, you will be poor and powerless just like many of those in New Orleans."' This was how...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPED OUT IN CRAWFORD Pat Boone shreds Cindy 'peaceniks' Music legend says U.S. 'sitting duck' for next 9-11 with message of peace -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: August 25, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Pat Boone Music legend Pat Boone is blasting the peace message of Cindy Sheehan and other anti-war activists, claiming their rhetoric is making the U.S. more vulnerable to future terrorist attacks. "This lady and the groups that have been demonstrating in front of the president's ranch in Crawford and following him around are the very same people that were the dropout, turn-on, anti-war peace activists back...

Recently, entertainer Pat Boone wrote NewsMax editor Christopher Ruddy a letter regarding his feelings on Abu Ghraib and Iraq, the contents of which are published here with permission: Mr. Christopher Ruddy Editor, NewsMax Dear Chris, Hasn't anybody got the guts to accuse the worst perpetrator in this whole Abu Ghraib prison debacle - CBS and 60 Minutes II? What do you call it when, in time of war, someone takes military intelligence and turns it over to the enemy, who in turn uses it to kill Americans? Isn't that the definition of treason? Did Benedict Arnold do worse? Did Julias...

Fighting Kentuckians by W. Thomas Smith Jr. It was a textbook response to ambush. Soldiers bolting from their vehicles, hitting the earthen berm on the "bad side" of the highway, and blasting away at guerrillas who were attacking a convoy of some 30 civilian tractor-trailer trucks. The natural – and usually fatal – reaction would be to hit the deck or run in the opposite direction. The infantry-school drill would be to counterattack in the direction of the ambush and attempt to gain fire superiority. Sounds frightening, but the latter almost always saves lives among the ranks of those being...

Game Time: 8:05 pm EDT TV: FOX Pitching Matchup: C. Schilling vs. M. Mussina Aaron Boone ended the Boston Red Sox's season last year with a walk-off home run for the New York Yankees in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7 of the American League championship series. An intriguing and eventful offseason and 19 more heated and sometimes bloody meetings have brought the Red Sox and Yankees together yet again, with another World Series trip on the line. The highly anticipated rematch for the American League title begins Tuesday, with every indication that baseball's most bitter rivalry...

This is the kind of September we are supposed to have with the Yankees and the Red Sox. This is the way it is supposed to be, a series like this at the Stadium this weekend, then another one next weekend at Fenway Park. It wasn't supposed to be as easy as the Red Sox made it look in April. It wasn't supposed to be the kind of knockout punch the Yankees threw at Boston at the end of June, that three-game series when Derek Jeter, in addition to everything else, seemed to have taught himself how to fly. It...

A healthy society needs censorship to survive, 1950s musical icon Pat Boone said yesterday. He added that he would welcome strong content restrictions governing movies and other artistic works. "I don't think censorship is a bad word, but it has become a bad word because everybody associates it with some kind of restriction on liberty," said Mr. Boone, who is in Washington making the rounds as the national spokesman for the 60-Plus Association, a conservative senior citizen lobby.

<p>GRADY LITTLE'S future is not the only big decision looming for the owners of the Boston Red Sox. What will they do about Fenway Park? After the soul-crushing loss to the New York Yankees, the game of baseball -- and the second-guessing of Little -- take priority in Red Sox Nation. But the business of baseball can never be far behind. Long after fans learn whether Little will be judged for a season of decisions or one decision to leave Pedro Martinez on the mound in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, the owners will be grappling with a decision about Fenway's future.</p>

<p>HAZARD, Ky. — Descendants of Daniel Boone are furious over Kentucky's decision to drop the frontiersman's name from a mountain highway and give that honor to the area's congressman.</p> <p>"This is a slap in the face to Daniel Boone and the entire Boone family," said Rochelle Cochran, president of the Boone Society, a national group of descendants of the famous explorer. "You may as well melt down the Liberty Bell. Do we not care about our history, about our founding fathers?"</p>

Saturday, April 19, 2003 Bowden says shakeup won't start at the top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM: Better play is only way to fix what's broken By John Fay The Cincinnati Enquirer Reds general manager Jim Bowden and manager Bob Boone during spring training workouts in Sarasota. (Jeff Swinger file photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - News flash: The Reds did not lose a game Friday. They didn't win either. Their first game of a three-game series with Montreal here was postponed because of rain. They'll play a day-night doubleheader at 1:05 and 7:05 p.m. today. The day off might quiet disgruntled fans...

I am a college student pursuing degrees in economics, journalism and law. Because of the multiple courses of study, I have been in school a few years longer than average. Over the course of my studies, I have been enrolled in four colleges and will soon be in a fifth. In all of this time, I have had many professors. These pedagogues have ranged from the liberal to the marxist, to the downright anarcho/loony. As most of you already know, a moderate professor is rare and a conservative almost unheard of. The leftists control not only the classroom, but through...

The awards show reunited singer Pat Boone with his former Beverly Hills neighbors, the Osbournes. "I think the Osbournes have said I'm the best neighbor they ever had, maybe because I'm the only one that never called the police," said Boone, a presenter. "We're friends and we get along great." Boone said he approached Ozzy Osbourne at the show and asked if they could duet on one of Osbourne's songs that Boone says is his favorite. "He and Sharon both enthusiastically said yes, so there may be an Osbourne-Boone duet in the offing, I hope," Boone said. "I can't tell...