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Governance, Marching As to War
Albuquerque Nm Journal
Jan 30WASHINGTON War, said James Madison, is "the true nurse of executive aggrandizement." Randolph Bourne, the radical essayist killed by the influenza unleashed by World War I, warned, "War is the health of the state." Hence Barack Obama's State of the Uni... »
A 'Story' charmingly told
Albuquerque Nm Journal
Dec 11I did a double take when I saw it. Right there on the front page of the Walgreens' insert in the Journal was an ad for a DVD of the movie "A Christmas Story" and and this is what threw me the sale of assorted props and costumes that are in the film and... »
Corrales Set for 1st Veterans Parade
Albuquerque Nm Journal
Nov 10Walter Rencehausen spent a year and a half unable to speak or walk, and the three years after that drinking every day. He's not a cast member on some modern day reality show. He's a World War II veteran. He, along with his peers, including Tuskegee Air... »
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Hacking Away at Democracy and Free Speech
ABQ Journal Watch
Jan 04By Denise Tessier “Mexico: Failed State?” is one of the cover stories in the January 2012 issue of American Legion – a magazine that goes out to 2.5 million American war veterans. At the dawn of 2012, the American public is informed enough about Mexico... »
December 5th
New Mexiken
Dec 05Today is the birthday … of Richard Penniman, born 79 years ago today (1932). He claims to be “the architect of rock and roll,” and history would seem to bear out Little Richard’s boast. More than any other performer – … Continue reading → »