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It wasn’t twenty years ago today, as the Beatles once sang – only four, to be exact (though at times, it feels like two decades). And while Donald Trump isn’t Sgt. Pepper, he has succeeded in making American march to a different beat. It was four years ago on this date that Trump did the improbable – he descended down a Trump Tower escalator and leapt into a busy Republican primary field. Some of us who follow these things for a living refused to take him seriously at the time. That includes yours truly. I thought Trump was trying to...

A dedicated TSA agent successfully disarmed a sock monkey attempting to sneak a tiny toy gun onto a plane at a St. Louis airport last week. According to a report by King 5, “Rooster Monkburn” was traveling with Phyllis May of Redmond, Washington, on Dec. 3 when the observant TSA agent saw the monkey’s tiny gun, properly secured in a tiny holster, and tucked away in May’s sewing kit in her carry-on bag. It is unknown if Monkburn possessed a valid concealed carry permit for his revolver, but it was confirmed that he was impersonating the John Wayne character “Rooster...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2007 – In Chelsea, Ala., offering servicemembers and their families encouragement is just plain monkey business. Beth VanSickle, founder of Sock Monkey Ministries, Inc., is joined by some of her creations before they ship out to provide hope and encouragement to deployed servicemembers. Sock Monkey Ministries volunteers create each monkey by hand, making it as unique as the message of support it carries. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Since February 2005, Sock Monkey Ministries, Inc. has been letting servicemembers know they’re not forgotten with handmade sock monkeys. Each monkey wears a yellow ribbon...