Letter from the 1%

I am part of the 1% of the population that has done more for this country than any of the rich or any politician.  This 1% sacrifice more in one day than any other group in this country, and our existence is only recognized in the media when something goes wrong or when you  …

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Woman set to marry building undeterred by demolition work | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News

Bruised or not, she says she'll marry her beloved building as planned come Sunday. Babylonia Aivaz's bride-to-be is a 107-year-old warehouse that sits at 10th and Union in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Crowds in St. Louis cheer on Iraq war veterans - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

Thousands of people lining downtown streets cheered wildly as veterans, some wiping away tears, marched through St.

Brandon Wegner Threatens School With Legal Action For Removing OpEd Mentioning Gays Be 'Put To Death' (VIDEO)

Earlier this month, Wisconsin high school sophomore Brandon Wegner, 15, published an editorial article in his Shawano Community High School student paper arguing gay couples should not be allowed to adopt.

Defense cuts could hurt small business contracts, including at Fort Bragg

The obstacles small businesses face trying to win their first Defense Department contracts will likely grow, and some existing small defense firms could be driven out of business in the coming years, amid billions in planned defense cuts and the drawdown from two wars. The cuts  …

6th-Grader 'Guilty' In Attack On Teacher

A 13-year-old sixth-grader has been convicted of attacking his math teacher who was flipped over and suffered a concussion while trying to break up a fight between the student and another boy.

Military amputees inspire through softball

When a roadside bomb in Afghanistan shredded Marine Lance Cpl.

Adoption Case Of Oklahoma Girl Causing Outrage

The adoption controversy of a little girl born in Oklahoma is causing outrage. The girl was taken away from her adoptive parents in South Carolina because of a law meant to keep Native American families together.   Veronica, a toddler, was adopted and raised by Mat an …

2 Fire Hydrants Fail During Fire, 1 Failed Previous Inspection - News Story - KRDO Colorado Springs

2 fire hydrants in a water district just south of Colorado Springs failed to work during a fire today. One failed an inspection, but was never fixed.

POLL: Soldier Endorsing Ron Paul May Face Judicial Action - Fort Bragg, NC Patch

At a Ron Paul rally during Tuesday’s Iowa caucus, Army Cpl.

Ohioan offers free cars if Browns blank Steelers - BostonHerald.com

Some car-buyers at a northeast Ohio car dealership will get their vehicles for free except for taxes if the Cleveland Browns keep the rival Pittsburgh Steelers scoreless in Sunday’s game.

Soldier Homecoming

CNN PRODUCER NOTE     roosterj says her husband had been deployed to Afghanistan since last January and received a curtailment to come home a month early. He surprised their son and daughter, ages 6 and 9, at church choir practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

Coven Worldwide - The "Metallica Event"

After nearly a year after King Daimonds cardiac catheterization and 12 years since Mercyful Fate's last release, the original members of Mercyful Fate (King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, and Timi Hansen) reunited on stage at Metallica's 30th Anniversary performance at t …

Wounded Marine inspires AP photographer's search

Inside the medevac helicopter in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Cpl. Burness Britt bleeds profusely from his neck. He and two other Marines have just been hit by shrapnel, with Britt's injuries the most serious.

Pearl Jam sends special delivery to Vt man - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

Ben Hardy was heartbroken when thieves hit his home over Thanksgiving. But what hurt most-- they stole an autographed Fender guitar given to his dying brother in the 1990s by the rock band Pearl Jam. "It's not about the monetary value," Hardy told us on Dec. 8.

Judge rejects California's death-penalty procedure - CNN

California's use of a three-drug combination in executing prisoners was declared invalid Friday by a Marin County judge, who ruled that a one-drug method should have been considered. "The failure to discuss the one-drug method is a particularly significant omission, since use of …

Federal judge blocks parts of South Carolina anti-immigration law - CNN.com

The first section blocked makes it a felony to transport or conceal a person "with intent to further that person's unlawful entry into the United States" or to help that person avoid apprehension. A second section makes it unlawful for an adult to "fail to carry" an alien regist …

Soldiers just back from Iraq get new orders: Afghanistan - CNN.com

Soldiers who just returned from Iraq are among several thousand being ordered to Afghanistan in six months as part of a mission designed to beef up Afghan forces ahead of a planned 2014 U.S.

Troops returning from combat face reintegration challenges | NBC17.com

The drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq means over the next few weeks, military homecomings will become common scenes at military installations across the country. However, for many service members and their families, reuniting and carrying on with their lives is not always easy.

Priest blames new shoes for literal two car pile-up - wtvr

A new pair of shoes is being blamed for what turned into a two car pile-up that involved four cars total. Matt Pittard was visiting Richmond for the weekend, from Washington D.C.

Student wins right to hang Confederate flag in dorm room - WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports |

For many of us, the Confederate flag conjures up a wide range of emotions and thoughts.

Operation Toy Drop: Paratroopers jumping into holiday season

For the public, it's a chance to see a parachute jump. For paratroopers, it's a chance to make a parachute jump with jumpers from around the United States and from around the world. For children, it's a chance to have a toy on Christmas that they otherwise might not. Fort Bragg  …

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Workplace Religious Discrimination Complaints Double Over 10 Years

Northeast Ohio native Suhad Hasan says neither her Muslim faith nor her headscarf should be an issue where she works. But she said they were while she was a sales associate at the Old Navy clothing store in Santa Clara, Calif., three years ago.

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Orginally from Pittsburgh PA, I'm a Paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg. I've been deployed a few times in both Humanitarian and Combat missions.

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