Since November 8, 2016, many progressives have been pitching a collective hissy fit. Unable to believe that the shoo-in for office, that unsinkable-as-the-Titanic candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, lost the presidency to a “loser” like Donald J. Trump, they’ve lived in a perpetual state of denial—a state without a single electoral vote. Many see no irony […]
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“I’m so sorry. Are you okay?” the stranger said as she handed me back whatever papers I had just shown her. She had a name tag but I couldn’t read it because I was too busy trying not to cry. If I had a dollar every time I have heard that phrase in the month
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Previous Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-March 5, 2018): 34.4 pounds Weight Loss (March 5-April 2, 2018): 1.4 pounds Total Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-April 2, 2018): 35.8 pounds I’m feeling triumphant today, and not necessarily because of making slow, steady progress toward my fitness goals. As those of you who follow my columns know, for
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I hesitate to talk about the beauty of Tinian Island in the Central Pacific because I don’t want excessive tourism to ruin its charm. The remote island getaway has a population of under 3500 people and some of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. The least populous of the Northern Marianas Islands, Tinian is
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Earlier this week, our trip historian Don Farrell discussed the U.S. invasion of Saipan, one of the Northern Marianas Islands in the Central Pacific. Spain controlled Saipan until the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the United States captured Guam to provide a coaling station in the western Pacific. The U.S. took little interest in the
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Most anyone who thinks of December 7, 1941, will immediately recall seeing old black and white images of the burning wreckage of the USS Arizona or hearing recordings of President Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech. Fewer know much about what happened just a few miles away at Hickam Field and Wheeler Air Base as the
Hell at Hickam: December 7, 1941, Beyond Battleship Row Read More »